Support

Representation ID: 3922

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Mr David Smith

I support the reduction in the need to build on Green Belt, but consider that there is scope to reduce this need further. In particular, I suggest that the windfall allowance should be increased to 500/year. This should occur through an increase in the number of mills/offices/shops being converted to dwellings; increased numbers of dwellings being built in larger gardens, and situations where houses in larger gardens are demolished and small housing/flat developments become possible.

-Scope to reduce further by focusing on regeneration on brownfield sites, city and district centre regeneration and ensuring vacant properties are reused or redeveloped.
-GB releases need to be delayed as long as possible, partly to ensure that regeneration opportunities are encouraged, and partly because Government cannot continue to use the 2014 household projections indefinitely. More recent projections will need to be taken into account - the 2016 and 2018 projections would reduce Bradford's Housing Requirement to the point where the need for Green Belt release would be largely unnecessary.
-Local Plan should continue to resist the 35% uplift because it threatens the Green Belt in an unreasonable and unnecessary way.
-Questionable if uplift provides an objective, reasonable and necessary reason for justifying 'exceptional circumstance', as recent evidence on household projections show housing need is reducing rather than increasing in Bradford.