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Representation ID: 56818

Received: 29/07/2013

Respondent: Taylor Wimpey UK Ltd

Agent: Barton Willmore

In order to plan for sustainable and achievable growth within the District over the Plan period it is essential to apportion a sufficient level of growth to sustainable settlements within the District. Hampton Magna is recognised as a sustainable settlement. It is not clear from the document what evidence base has informed the specific housing requirements apportioned per settlement, however, it is considered that a higher level of growth should be planned for Hampton Magna to take account of its sustainability. The final level of housing agreed across the District may also impact on the need to provide extra residential growth in sustainable locations such as Hampton Magna.

The Council should give significant weight to the ability of Taylor Wimpey to deliver a development of this size, a factor which will provide the Council with certainty in meeting Hampton Magna's housing needs. The benefits of this should be fully considered by the Council before setting out to achieve a more dispersed strategy across several small sites which may place at risk the deliverability of the requirement over the Plan period.