Duty to Co-operate
Support
Village Housing Options and Settlement Boundaries
Representation ID: 60922
Received: 16/01/2014
Respondent: Sworders
Directing development to an alternative location will not necessarily meet the need of Warwick. Furthermore, it is more common that unmet needs form large urban areas which are physically constrained to be redistributed into adjacent rural authorities, than the reverse. In this instance, the pressure is for unmet need which cannot physically be provided within the limits to Coventry is redistributed to the adjoining authorities, as was originally proposed in the West Midlands RSS Revision Phase 2.
The Coventry & Warwickshire joint Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) clearly identifies housing need per authority area. Whilst under the Duty to Co-operate neighbouring authorities have a duty to accommodate unmet need in adjoining districts, this is only relevant where redistribution would still actually meet the need. Directing development to an alternative location will not necessarily meet the need of Warwick District. Furthermore, it is more common that unmet needs form large urban areas which are physically constrained to be redistributed into adjacent rural authorities, than the reverse. In this instance, the pressure is for unmet need which cannot physically be provided within the limits to Coventry is redistributed to the adjoining authorities, as was originally proposed in the West Midlands RSS Revision Phase 2.
Object
Village Housing Options and Settlement Boundaries
Representation ID: 63367
Received: 17/01/2014
Respondent: Crest Strategic Projects
Agent: d2planning
-Decisions about housing strategies are being taken without the entire necessary evidence base being in place. In order to comply with the Duty to Cooperate it can be presumed that Warwick District will have to accommodate a considerable percentage of Coventry City's housing provision and this has not been considered at this stage.
-The Consultation is therefore premature ahead of the outcome of the Joint Strategic Housing Market Assessment work. More land will need to be identified to accommodate this.
-If the Duty to Cooperate is not met the Local Plan will be found unsound as it fails to comply with the NPPF.
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