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ID sylw: 106364

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: West Midlands Housing Association Planning Consortium (WMHAPC)

Asiant : Tetlow King Planning

Draft Policy Direction 1 proposes that the South Warwickshire Local Plan (“SWLP”) will make provision for at least 1,679 dpa in line with the HEDNA (February 2024), with sufficient flexibility to accommodate up to 2,178 dpa, in line with the proposed new Standard Method. This equates to at least 41,975 dwellings over a 25-year plan period between 2025 and 2050, with sufficient flexibility to accommodate up to 54,450 dwellings.
In order to deliver this level of housing growth, the policy direction explains that after accounting for
existing commitments and an assumed windfall allowance, the SWLP will need to accommodate the
delivery of 15,532 dwellings (HEDNA) or 28,257 dwellings (2024 Standard Method). Given the scale of
these figures, it is essential that the Local Plan allocates sufficient sites for development and contains
strategic and detailed policies that do not unduly frustrate the delivery of homes where it is shown there
is significant need.
The HEDNA (2024) identifies that there is an affordable housing need of 1,386 dpa. This equates
affordable housing need equates to 83% of the total housing need of 1,679. Given this significant
proportion of affordable housing need, the WMHAPC is disappointed that this figure has not been addressed as part of the draft Policy Direction 1. We encourage the Council to explicitly include an affordable housing requirement as part of the forthcoming draft policy in order to ensure enough affordable housing is delivered across SW.