Object

Representation ID: 66264

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Home Builders Federation Ltd

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Policy DS7 sets out the means of achieving the housing requirement from past completions, existing planning permissions, windfall sites, SHLAA sites, use of employment land, canal-side regeneration and Local Plan site allocations.
Tthe Council should clarify the method for dealing with shortfalls in housing delivery illustrated by the housing trajectory against an annualised housing requirement and if a 5% or 20% buffer is applicable. The Council should also confirm that 5 years housing land supply is available on adoption of the plan.

Under Paragraph 49 of the NPPF "relevant policies for the supply of housing will not be considered up to date if the LPA cannot demonstrate a five year supply of deliverable housing sites". Therefore if the Local Plan is to be found sound and consistent with National Policy it is critical that the land supply requirement is achieved.