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Representation ID: 66543

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Taylor Wimpey

Agent: Barton Willmore

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Council have set out a housing requirement of 12,860 dwellings over the period 2011-2029 (714 dpa). Please find enclosed with our representations at Appendix 2 the Coventry Sub-Regional Housing Study, as produced by Barton Willmore. This study provides an up-to-date position including reference to the May 2014, 2012 Sub National Population Projections (SNPP).
This document has been prepared on behalf of a consortium of developers with land interests across the West Midlands, including within the Coventry and Warwickshire Sub-Region. Whilst not wishing to repeat this document in full, there are some key points which it is appropriate to emphasise within this letter.
The minimum recommended target for Warwick District is 900 dpa, as part of a requirement of 5,100 dpa across the HMA. We also note that this doesn't include any dwellings required to be delivered by the Coventry HMA authorities as part of Birmingham's housing needs; which Barton Willmore have previously forecast at between 61 and 195 dwellings per annum for North Warwickshire and between 110 and 387 dwellings per annum for Stratford-on-Avon as part of the Birmingham sub-Regional Housing Study. Whilst this does not directly impact on Warwick District, the additional pressures placed on other authorities within the Coventry HMA will inevitably have some impact on the need for cooperation.
In order to meet what we consider to be the minimum requirement there will need to be an increase of 186 dpa in Warwick District and an increase of 1,300 dpa across the HMA against the 'Assessed Need' in Table 97 of the Coventry and Warwickshire SHMA.
The increase to this dwelling target will assist the Council in complying with the NPPF and PPG by enabling:
- Demographic need to be met;
- Forecasted economic growth to be accommodated;
- Sufficient affordable housing to be supplied; and
- A significant contribution made towards addressing the adverse market signals.
Significantly we consider that this increased housing need provides the exceptional circumstances required to justify the release of additional housing allocations.
Significantly we consider that this increased housing need provides the circumstances required to justify the release of additional housing allocations.