Object
Publication Draft
Representation ID: 66049
Received: 27/06/2014
Respondent: Home Builders Federation Ltd
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
Although this policy has a viability assessment in place to ascertain the extent the Plan's policies are likely to impact a schemes viability.
The Council in the first instance should be mindful that it is inappropriate to set unachievable policy obligations. In Paragraph 154 of the NPPF states that "local plans should be aspirational but realistic". It is unrealistic to negotiateevery site on a one by one basis because the base-line aspiration of a policy or combination of policies is set too high as this will jeopardise future housing delivery.
The Council should provide further evidence of whole plan viability assessment to justify the proposed policy requirements of the Warwick Local Plan.
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