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ID sylw: 106645

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Warwickshire Property and Development Group

Asiant : Framptons

Draft Policy Direction 8 is broadly consistent with the NPPF (Chapter 11 - Making effective use of land) and we recognise that increasing housing densities can have play a positive role in helping meet local housing needs, address affordability concerns, and ultimately promoting sustainable forms of development by making effective use of land.
For a future policy on densities and associated design codes to be effective, a careful balance needs to be struck between seeking to optimise the density of development and ensuring that other development considerations are appropriately considered.
when the Councils are setting density standards we consider that it is also important density levels are realistic and that they take into consideration: • the Councils own housing mix requirements; • the need for developers to also meet other policy requirements that influence the how much development can be delivered on a site, e.g. green infrastructure and open space standards, the mandatory 10% net gain in on-site biodiversity; and, • the nationally described space standard for housing should the Councils decide that this should also become a policy requirement on the SWLP.
Furthermore, developing and implementing design codes requires significant time and expertise. We therefore have concerns about their use and effectiveness, when planning departments are resource and financially constrained.