Object

Representation ID: 56816

Received: 29/07/2013

Respondent: Taylor Wimpey UK Ltd

Agent: Barton Willmore

Amount of housing: Not considered appropriate to comment fully until the results of the joint-SHMA are available.

Concerns with an over reliance on the 2011-based interim household projections, which suggest only an average need of 624 new households per annum 2011 - 2021. These results are heavily influenced by a period of sharp economic recession and the Council should not use these figures to justify a low housing requirement that fails to meet needs during a different economic period and following a time of volatility in the housing market. See Cambridge Centre for Housing & Planning Research (CCHPR) report 'Choice of Assumptions in Forecasting Housing Requirements Methodological Notes' dated March 2013.

Council should give weight to documents and statements such as 'Laying the Foundations: A Housing Strategy for England' (November 2011), the 'Get Britain Building' fund (December 2011) and 'Housing and Growth' (September 2012). All highlight the significant role that residential development can have in assisting with the economic recovery of the Country.

Warwick DC can make a valuable contribution to the economic recovery of the region and the Country as a whole.