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Representation ID: 25278

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Tong & Fulneck Valley Association

Agent: Richard Buxton Solicitors

THE PLAN PERIOD, HOUSING & EMPLOYMENT LAND SUPPLY POSITION AND PROPOSED GREEN BELT RELEASES.

Need to clarify if 5-year land supply statement is out of date.

Support decision not to adopt 35% uplift. All reasonable alternatives for assessing housing need not considered. Would be justification for including mechanism to address current population shifts (impacts of pandemic; Brexit; changes to population projections/distribution).

Would be justification for not allocating sites for the full plan period, as housing need position is likely to shift. It would be prudent to allocate sites for the first 5 years with a partial review following to take account of up-to-date position on population distribution and household growth projections. Given this, it is not considered that exceptional circumstances exist for allocating Green Belt sites beyond the first 5 years of the plan.

Unclear how employment land figure has been set, but is likely to be out of date, given shifts in working patterns resulting from the pandemic.