Publication Draft

Object

Representation ID: 66106

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: CALA Homes (mids) Ltd

Agent: Cerda Planning Ltd

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Policy DS6 sets out the level of housing growth for the district and states that the Council will provide 12,860 new homes between 2011 and 2029. This housing requirement is derived from the 2013 joint Coventry and Warwickshire Strategic Housing Market Assessment. However a SHMA is a snapshot in time and may not reflect the objectively assessed housing needs later on in the plan period.

It is therefore important that the authority provide a significant buffer within their housing requirement so as to ensure a continuous supply of housing sites over the plan period.

Object

Representation ID: 66107

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: CALA Homes (mids) Ltd

Agent: Cerda Planning Ltd

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

The housing requirement should be increased so as to ensure a continuous supply of housing sites over the plan period and to meet the needs of the wider West Midlands, notably neighbouring Authorities and Birmingham.

Object

Representation ID: 66108

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: CALA Homes (mids) Ltd

Agent: Cerda Planning Ltd

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Objections are raised to the arbitrary restriction in the amount of development on each allocation. The NPPF seeks to boost significantly the supply of housing and to make good use of land.

No evidence has been provided from the Council to reason why the various sites have been restricted to the number they have. The figures should at the very least be expressed as a minimum in order to satisfy the requirements of the NPPF.

It is important to make best use of land when developing, particularly in villages which may only see this level of growth within any given plan period.

Object

Representation ID: 66109

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: CALA Homes (mids) Ltd

Agent: Cerda Planning Ltd

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

As a result of the significant increases in housing requirements for neighbouring authorities to Warwick District, concern is raised that it will have a significant impact on the spatial strategy for the District and could render the Plan unsound. Further evidence is required in order to satisfactorily discharge the Duty to Cooperate and to ensure that the delivery of housing does not become bogged down in political stalemates.

Object

Representation ID: 66110

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: CALA Homes (mids) Ltd

Agent: Cerda Planning Ltd

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Objections are raised to this policy, in particular to part (c). Restricting developments of 50 or more homes to phasing construction of a development over 5-years is contrary to the NPPF which seeks to make up the shortfall of housing immediately and to boost significantly the housing supply.It has no consideration to the practicalities of building out a site, the finances involved or the prolonged disturbance to existing residents.No evidence has been provided as to why this phasing is necessary in terms of social cohesion and no evidence is available to demonstrate that the impacts on viability have been considered.

Object

Representation ID: 66111

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: CALA Homes (mids) Ltd

Agent: Cerda Planning Ltd

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Recent changes to Building Regulations is seeing the Code being moved from the Planning regime into its rightful place in Building Control. Although there is possibly justification for a policy which sets out the Council's carbon off-setting charge (to meet the difference between Code 4 and 5), it is considered that expecting developments to achieve a designated Code is duplicating separate legislation and is unnecessary.

Object

Representation ID: 66112

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: CALA Homes (mids) Ltd

Agent: Cerda Planning Ltd

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

However, Policy H2 together with other policy requirements such as Policy CT5 (Infrastructure Contributions to Meeting Places, Cultural Facilities and Public Art), Policy CC3 (Building Standards Requirements), and Policy DM1 (Infrastructure Contributions) result in a level of financial contribution that render development unviable.

The consultants, DTZ, who prepared the Council's Affordable Housing Viability Assessment suggest Warwick District Council consider producing a zoned affordable housing policy which has different affordable housing percentages by area. This recommendation should be considered by the Council.

Object

Representation ID: 66150

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: CALA Homes (mids) Ltd

Agent: Cerda Planning Ltd

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

The proposed allocation at Burrow Hill Nurseries, Burton Green and is currently for 60 new homes. The NPPF makes clear that Development Plans should meet the full, objectively assessed open market and affordable needs for housing market areas.Applying this important objective to Burton Green, it is necessary for the plan to provide sufficient housing to make best use of land whilst ensuring the objectives of growing the District's rural villages.

An important objective of the plan is to provide for affordable housing. A larger housing allocation, will best meet this objective since it will ensure that affordable housing thresholds are met.

A larger site allocation also maximise development viability minimising the risk that affordable housing and other community infrastructure cannot be delivered due to viability concerns.

Having assessed the key technical and environmental considerations in respect of the site, it is evident that up to 100 homes could be successfully delivered.