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ID sylw: 106537

Derbyniwyd: 06/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Mr Edward Muntz

Asiant : Sworders

In terms of housing delivery, we believe Draft Policy Direction1 is too broad and lacks precision. It should be more certain of providing the number of homes required under the new standard method. The difference in provision between the old and the new standard method is significant.
We would question the assumed Windfall allowance over the plan period. This suggests 17% of housing
need will come from windfall sites which seems very excessive. We object to the overall strategy of over-reliance on New Settlements to bring forward the districts’
housing requirements, as it takes more time for larger strategic sites like those proposed to come forward for development and as such will fail to meet the housing need in the short term. Due to their scale and complexity, larger sites will take time to plan and require significant upfront capital investment resulting in the housing need not being met within the next five-year period. This will result in housing shortfall and potential for an influx of speculative housing applications in areas that are less
suitable for development.
In order to have a five-year housing land supply upon adoption, the new South Warwickshire Local Plan
should allocate a greater number of small and medium sized sites. The site at South West of Hockley Heath can contribute to the early years of the plan. Under the new method the shortfall in delivery will then be carried forward into the next five year period. Without the allocation of smaller sites on edges of existing settlements the housing and employment land provision will risk being in deficit for a significant part of the plan period.