Object

Representation ID: 6529

Received: 24/09/2009

Respondent: Julian Humphreys

Proposal to concentrate building in small number of large housing sites alongside existing built up areas, completely contradicts strategic objective as well as ignoring green paper 'Houses for the future:more affordable, more sustainable', to dampen down house price inflation by providing more affordable housing in areas where demand outstrips supply.
Villages and rural communities are in decline and unlikely to survive unless there is a significant move to provide affordable housing and employment opportunities needed in these affected areas. Locations proposed will only contribute to this decline. Need to promote growth around villages and market towns sympathetically and proportionate to needs and not just build for the sake of it.