Comment

Representation ID: 15775

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA)

Housing Need and Requirement

It is noted that the Plan’s housing requirement does not meet the recently updated Local Housing Need figure for Bradford which incorporates a 35% Cities and Urban Areas uplift, resulting in a figure of approximately 2,300 dwellings per annum. The supporting text for Policy SP8, under Paragraph 3.8.57, provides justification for this approach.

The collective City Region ambition is to deliver between 10,000 – 13,000 net additional homes per annum, as set out in Matter 8 the LCR Statement of Common Ground (2020). Based on the number of homes planned across the City Region authorities, through draft or adopted plans, the provision proposed in the Bradford Draft Plan (without the 35% Cities and Urban Areas uplift) will still allow the collective City Region housing growth range to be achieved. On that basis the Local Plan will contribute to the SEP housing delivery ambitions. However, we are seeking advice from Government regarding how the 35% Cities and Urban Areas uplift should be applied locally and any potential sub-regional implications.