Issue and Options 2023
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New searchThe emerging plan will have to play a role in meeting the housing shortfall arising from the Black Country and Birmingham. The Draft Plan acknowledges that Birmingham’s Issues and Options document identifies a housing shortfall of 78,415 dwellings. No reference is made to the extent of the housing shortfall arising from the Black Country. Following the abandonment of the Black Country Plan, the four Black Country authorities are producing individual Local Plans. However, the Preferred Options version of the abandoned draft Black Country Local Plan included a housing requirement shortfall figure that can be considered a credible starting point for considering the potential housing shortfall for the Black Country; a figure of 28,239 dwellings. As a consequence, the total housing shortfall arising from the conurbations is 106,653 dwellings. The Sustainability Appraisal suggests that an additional 5,000 to 10,000 homes could be provided within South Warwickshire to support the growth requirements of the Birmingham and Black Country conurbation. This is equivalent to under 5% to 10% of the total housing shortfall. It is entirely possible that the SWLP will be required to deliver numbers near the top end of this range. In terms of the Coventry shortfall, whilst the HEDNA suggests that the housing need for Coventry should be significantly below the Standard Method housing requirement for the city, this has yet to be tested. The Draft Plan should, therefore, consider options for delivering additional housing to support for the growth of Coventry.
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Q-C4.1: The SWLP is being prepared to cover the period up to 2050. During the course of the plan period building regulations will change. It is appreciated that it is highly likely that there will be at least one Local Plan review within the next 5 to 10 years, however, by the time a replacement Local Plan is in place updated building regulations could have been implemented and could result in an out of date policy in the SWLP.
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It is not necessary for a SWLP to include a policy requiring new developments to incorporate measures to increase biodiversity. In November of this year it will be a statutory requirement for all development proposals to demonstrate 10% biodiversity net gain. As this is set out in the Act it does not need to be repeated in policy.
Yes, the range of topics identified is appropriate for a strategic design policy. South Warwickshire has a large plan area, comprising large towns, a variety of villages of different size, hamlets and significant areas of countryside. It is, therefore, imperative that a design policy is flexible to recognise the different environments across the plan area, delivering high quality schemes.
Q-D2: A single design code for the whole of South Warwickshire would be problematic as it would be difficult to tailor requirements to individual settlements or places. Q-D3: The density achieved should be a product of good design. The SWLP should include a policy that seeks to make the best use of the land and facilitates schemes delivering at an efficient density, but does not set a specific target. What constitutes an appropriate density is likely to vary significantly across the geography of the plan area.
