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ID sylw: 106641

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Warwickshire Property and Development Group

Asiant : Framptons

While it is acknowledged that further work is required on the extent and distribution of the Greater Birmingham and Black Country HMA housing shortfall, and that further work also needs to be done in respect of Coventry housing need shortfalls, there is currently no unmet housing need figure on which to comment. We are therefore concerned that the first opportunity to comment on the unmet housing need figures for these areas will be the Pre-Submission version of the SWLP. Consequently there is a real risk of the SWLP’s progress towards the Submission stage being delayed whilst the extent of the housing shortfall is fully understood and the need for any amend to the SWLP housing requirement figure is addressed following re-consultation.
It is, therefore, our view that in the lead up to the preparation of the Pre-Submission SWLP the Councils should identify the extent of the HMA’s housing shortfall they intend to plan for, and invite comments from interested parties.