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Representation ID: 66491

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Warwickshire County Council [Archaeological Information and Advice]

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

It is essential that the District Council fully considers the housing / employment balance. If the number of jobs in Warwick District significantly exceeded the resident workforce, this will result in considerable levels of commuting into the District. This could also create recruitment difficulties for employers, further adding to housing pressures in the District including affordable rents. The Coventry and Warwickshire SHMA has considered population dynamics, economic growth trends and potential, housing market dynamics and affordable housing needs in each area. These are brought together to provide an assessment of housing need for each local authority.
The SHMA concludes that provision of between 3,335 - 4,100 homes per annum would be appropriate. The mid-point of this range for 3,750 homes per annum would represent a reasonable level of provision across the HMA.
The SHMA is intended to provide a consistent assessment of need across the HMA. However, it is a strategic-level assessment and through the development of individual
authorities' development plans there may be wider evidence which forms part of the evidence base regarding more local dynamics and issues, including in regard to local
economic growth potential, which may provide a basis for refining needs estimates. In interpreting the conclusions herein, greater weight should be attached to the HMA-wide
findings. Unless, there is significant other evidence that we are not aware of, the County Council supports the conclusions of the Joint SHMA as robust strategic
evidence and therefore fundamental in shaping development strategies and strategic polices.