Object

Representation ID: 57010

Received: 29/07/2013

Respondent: Gleeson Developlments Ltd and Sundial Group

Agent: Savills (L&P) Ltd

The 'interim housing figure' set out in the RDS policy RDS1 fails to meet the full need in the housing market area.

There is also no rationale or evidence as to how the housing figure has been arrived at and why the higher figures set out above and in the evidence base have been rejected.
Moreover the 2012 SHMA is not NPPF compliant in that it only assesses housing and employment growth within Warwick District and not the wider housing market area. The final housing figure should await the findings of the 2013 update to the SHMA.

The housing numbers fail to refer to the need for a 5% or 20% buffer on the overall housing figure and as such is contrary to NPPF (para 47).

Choosing a housing figure that fails to meet the identified housing need in the area, along with the current five year land supply shortfall will result in an unsound plan. The NPPF requires a flexible approach in such instances to boost significantly the supply of housing.