Object

Representation ID: 16341

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Newett Homes

Agent: Quod North

Housing Requirement:

The Government have proposed a 35% increase above the current Standard Method- BCC will therefore be required to identify a minimum deliverable supply of land for 2,300 dpa.

BCC have not sufficiently evidenced how this uplifted housing requirement can be accommodated whilst addressing historic shortfall. This is necessary to ensure the DBLP meets the tests of soundness and also supportive of broader policy objectives (such as supporting economic growth and meeting social needs).

Without providing a detailed analysis of whether this is feasible, BCC propose a significant reduction of 772 dpa against the adopted CS requirement (2,476 dpa). This is in the context of a housing shortfall of 8,588 homes since 2013 and an under supply of homes (2.03 years).

In this context, it is inappropriate for BCC to propose this reduction before fully assessing delivery / infrastructure issues and impacts on historic deprivation, housing supply and affordability issues.

Newett Homes recommend that BCC take responsibility for addressing the significant previous shortfall.