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Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Sir Richard Hamilton Will Trust

Asiant : Carter Jonas

Planning for the right number of new homes is vital to the sustainable future of South Warwickshire. This is to meet the needs of all parts of the community, including key workers, older people, and those who cannot afford market housing.

The Trust believes that the Councils should accept the Standard Method as the minimum housing requirement; the Councils’ evidence demonstrates that this minimum figure is achievable, and any flexibility should be built on top of the Standard Method number. It is unlikely that a strategy which does not set the Standard Method as the minimum housing need figure will be found ‘sound.’

Paragraph 62 of the NPPF explains that:

“To determine the minimum number of homes needed, strategic policies should be informed by a local housing need assessment, conducted using the standard method in national planning practice guidance.”

The Trust would be open to a discussion with the Council about how to deliver sustainable growth in the long term, focusing on creating place and connected communities. The Trust believes that its land could have a strong role to play in this strategic vision.