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ID sylw: 108511

Derbyniwyd: 06/03/2025

Ymatebydd: The Bird Group

Asiant : Framptons

The approach laid out Draft Policy ‘A’ should help ensure new homes in South Warwickshire are of a sufficient size and layout to better meet the needs of future occupiers. This will be particularly important where high density development is proposed, which typically has less accessible outdoor space than detached and semi-detached houses. However, Government guidance says that LPAs cannot automatically use the nationally described space standard in a Local Plan. Planning Practice Guidance (Paragraph: 020 Reference ID: 56-020-20150327) requires that LPAs must first consider the following to be able to include NDSS in plan policies:
• whether there is a need for additional standards in the LPA area;
• the viability of imposing the standards; and
• their timing to allow a reasonable transitional period.
Presently the Regulation 18 SWLP acknowledges that further assessment needs to be undertaken on the extent of non-compliance with NDSS and whether this is more prevalent for certain types of residential development. In addition we are informed that further viability testing is required to ensure the NDSS will not have a material impact on the deliverability of housing schemes, including affordable housing, within the districts.
Within this context we consider that the evidence base is not sufficiently robust to justify the NDDS requirements currently set out in Draft Policy A