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Representation ID: 27549

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: E.M. Farming & Leisure Ltd

Agent: McLoughlin Planning

Housing Distribution - Local Service Centres / East Morton

Whilst the drop in housing numbers from the Core Strategy to the Local Plan is explained, the change in distribution across the settlement hierarchy is not clear.

Proposed distribution benefits the Regional City and Local Growth Centres at the expense of Principal Towns and Local Service Centres (LSC). This does not appear to be a justified approach and is not explained by boundary changes to administrative and regeneration initiatives.

Appears to be little logic to the distribution to each of the LSC settlements and a lack of consistency.

More appropriate approach is to change the housing distribution proportions to better reflect the population distribution, giving LSC settlements a requirement of around 2,500 dwellings over the plan period (or 4,180 units should the increased housing requirement of 2,295 dpa be adopted).

SLA shows sufficient land around the LSC settlements to accommodate increased development.

Consideration should be given to allocating sufficient land in East Morton for a minimum of 110 dwellings.