Comment

Representation ID: 10330

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes Yorkshire West

Agent: Sheppard Planning

Policy H04: Housing Mix

Barratt are keen to ensure that the Plan retains flexibility about the mix of housing provided on both allocated and any windfall sites. This is required by NPPF 11a) which suggests that the Plan should be sufficiently flexible to adapt to rapid change.

Part B of the Policy offers guidance on what the Council will find acceptable and signposts key documents that will be referred to, which is helpful. However, Part C suggests setting additional guidance which, in practice, may end up being used in an inflexible way during planning applications, when local circumstances, and changing customer and market needs may require some deviation from the more prescriptive guidance likely to be provided.

It is suggested that the policy notes that any such guidance will be applied in a flexible manner taking into account up to date evidence, or justification for any deviation, provided by applicants.