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Representation ID: 71688

Received: 21/02/2020

Respondent: Barton Willmore

The draft SPD states that affordable housing policies are not defined as strategic policies within the Warwick District Local Plan (Sept 2017).
It is noted that the Adopted Policy H2 Affordable Housing of the WDC Local Plan does not appear to reference the ability for Neighbourhood Plans to vary the overall 40% District requirement.
However, should this element of the SPD be taken forward the text should be amended to reflect that the Local Plan policy requirement is based upon the Strategic Housing Market Assessment evidence and has been the subject of a viability assessment (in line with national policy and guidance). The draft SPD should stipulate that neighbourhood plan policies are not expected to seek in excess of the Local Plan policy requirement accordingly; any that do must be the subject of a neighbourhood plan viability assessment.