Object

Representation ID: 3381

Received: 22/03/2021

Respondent: IMCO Holdings

Agent: Tetra Tech (Manchester)

As one of six Local Growth Centres in the district, the Local Plan should be seeking a more ambitious housing delivery target. The approach to utilise sites on the edge of the settlement which would have the least impact upon the purposes of the Green Belt and sensitive landscape features should be adopted.

Account should be taken of the very few existing residential planning commitments currently in Queensbury (19 units), which represents just 4% of the housing delivery target for plan period. The lack of existing commitments should be reflected in the Council’s delivery strategy. A 10% buffer to the housing delivery target to account for non-implementation or under delivery is not realistic. A 20% buffer would be more realistic.