Support

Representation ID: 7141

Received: 22/09/2009

Respondent: Friends of the Earth

Strongly support higher densities across all sites.
Recommend minimum acceptable density levels should be included in policy document.
There are many recent residential schemes where 100 to 150 dwellings per hectare are quite
common. Possible to achieve such densities with the benefit of good design without
compromising the character of our towns and the quality of public open spaces, as is confirmed in PPS3. Paragraph 10.2 in the consultation document confirms that '...household size is getting smaller with more people living alone...'. This in turn allows higher densities, and means that there is considerably less need for green field sites to be used.