Object

Representation ID: 66490

Received: 04/06/2014

Respondent: The Trustees of the F S Johnson 78NEL Settlement

Agent: Tyler-Parkes Partnership

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

The housing requirement should as a minimum correspond with the full objectively assessed need identified in the Joint SHMA. This represents a need for an additional 100 dwellings over the plan period. The requirement is also likely to increase in response to the legal obligations arising from the duty to cooperate. It is likely that a number of Councils in the housing market area will have a shortfall, other risks may arise from Birmingham. Policy DS20 provides too much 'wriggle room' for the authority to escape its obligations. The policy does not have a timescale for reviewing the plan, instead there should be a committment for doing so within 3 years in order to address the needs of the housing market area.