requirement to maintain a five year housing sufficient flexibility in order to land supply, but it not clear what this means address any possible under in respect of the timescale for delivering the delivery on this site i.e. the plan site. This comment applies to each of the includes a contingency of 20 units. housing allocations. HA3 The allocation appears to envisage a Not met relatively high density (approximately 66 dph). Therefore, the council is concerned about the The site is now allocated as a deliverability of the quantum of development reserve site. However, there is no allocated. Some evidence to demonstrate that mechanism for its release within the this quantum/density of development is policy (though there is reference to feasible would be helpful. when the site would be released in the supporting text), nor is it entirely clear why this site has now only been allocated as a reserve site. It should also be noted that the site is within the SPB and hence its development for housing is potentially already acceptable in principle. Therefore, it is recommended that consideration is given to the site being allocated for housing as opposed to only as a reserve site. In addition, as with HA1, the LPA is not aware of any evidence which has been provided to demonstrate that the site can accommodate the number of units allocated. However, the reference to in the policy in ‘approximately’ relation to the number of units allocated will allow for some
requirement to maintain a five year housing land supply, but it not clear what this means in respect of the timescale for delivering the site. This comment applies to each of the housing allocations. sufficient flexibility in order to address any possible under delivery on this site i.e. the plan includes a contingency of 20 units. HA3 The allocation appears to envisage a relatively high density (approximately 66 dph). Therefore, the council is concerned about the deliverability of the quantum of development allocated. Some evidence to demonstrate that this quantum/density of development is feasible would be helpful. Not met The site is now allocated as a reserve site. However, there is no mechanism for its release within the policy (though there is reference to when the site would be released in the supporting text), nor is it entirely clear why this site has now only been allocated as a reserve site. It should also be noted that the site is within the SPB and hence its development for housing is potentially already acceptable in principle. Therefore, it is recommended that consideration is given to the site being allocated for housing as opposed to only as a reserve site. In addition, as with HA1, the LPA is not aware of any evidence which has been provided to demonstrate that the site can accommodate the number of units allocated. However, the reference to ‘approximately’ in the policy in relation to the number of units allocated will allow for some
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