Object

Representation ID: 56544

Received: 29/07/2013

Respondent: Burman Brothers

Agent: CPBigwood Ltd

Cannot understand the rationale of planning for an "interim level of growth of 12,300 homes between 2011 and 2029" when the Strategic Housing Market Assessment projections showed figures of between 11,300 and 14,300 and the employment-led population and household projections pointed to a need for between 13,300 and 13,800 additional homes in the same Plan period.

It would be more appropriate to plan for a growth of 13,300 dwellings in the Plan period at this stage rather than wait a further Review of the Plan and then find that the requirement is considerably higher and there is a shortage of time before the end of the Plan period.

There is sufficient potential housing land within the District to cater for the growth of 13,300 dwellings and request further consideration be given to adopting this higher figure and incorporating the additional 1,000 dwellings in the strategic releases