Object

Representation ID: 66194

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Lenco Investments

Agent: RPS Planning & Development

Legally compliant? No

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? No

The Council's proposals are woefully short on the number of homes required and fail to balance the level of housing and jobs provided within the strategy of the plan, or the core Objectives of it.

The proposals and policies in the Plan are not consistent with the approach set out in the preceding strategy. The proposals in the plan fail to provide for the objectively assessed need for housing, but more importantly fail to balance the provision of homes and jobs as advocated by the authority as being a fundamental component of the Plan's strategy and policy framework. It is therefore ineffective and unjustified.

In respect of the balance between jobs and homes.There is no assessment of the level of housing that will be needed to support or to balance the Gateway Site (sub-regional employment location).Given that this principle is a fundamental driver of the Plan as part of its Strategy and core Objectives, the plan cannot be found sound if it does not deliver on these.