Object

Representation ID: 66166

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Hallam Land Management and William Davis

Agent: Marrons Planning

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

William Davis and Hallam Land Management have a number of concerns about the various components of the supply and how the overall level of provision is to be met.

The allowance for windfall sites is expressed in the policy as being "over the plan period". It should be more accurately described as relating to the period beyond April 2013. Furthermore it is considered that the contribution from windfall sites has been overstated.

On the basis of the advice set out in paragraph 48 the NPPF and the subsequent "on-line" Planning Practice Guidance, it is accepted that, in principle, an allowance for windfall sites could be included within any assessment of the supply of housing land over the plan period.However such a significant reliance on windfall sites is contrary to that expectation and gives rise to a level of uncertainty as to the delivery of the housing requirement over the plan period. The issue is the scale of such an allowance. As proposed, it is not considered that this is justified and hence the Plan is not sound.