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Representation ID: 65987

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Barwood Development Securities Ltd

Agent: HOW Planning LLP

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The assumption that all the urban brownfield sites, along with the small SHLAA sites, will yield 1,330 units with no allowance for non-implementation or slippage is
questionable.

To reflect the uncertainties connected to the deliverability of a number of the urban brownfield sites, Barwood recommends that a 10% reduction is applied to the number of dwellings which could be delivered on urban brownfield sites.

The identification of Bishop's Tachbrook as a 'Growth Village' is supported, as it is truly capable of accommodating growth.

It is considered however the Plan is currently unsound as it identifies some 20 villages within this category some of which will only bring forward 10 or fewer units.

Barwood strongly disagrees with the identification of only a single allocated site in Bishop's Tachbrook,when the location is capable of accommodating greater levels of growth than those currently proposed.

Land to the South of Mallory Road is a site which is better placed to accommodate residential development than the site to the south of the Primary School. Barwood strongly disagrees with the decision not to allocate this land for residential development.

Barwood consider that the approach taken by the Council in allocating housing sites within Growth Villages is not sound as it is not consistent with the Framework. The policy approach does not allow for a sufficient choice and range of dwellings.