The Policy 1 approach to windfall housing growth is supported as it provides flexibility to respond to higher economic growth and opportunities for self and custom build housing in accordance with the NPPF’s recognition of the important contribution of small sites (NPPF Paragraph 68) and those wishing to build or commission their own homes (NPPF Paragraph 61).

Policy 1 sets out three scenarios where additional windfall housing growth will be considered acceptable in principle where they would not have an unacceptable impact on the character and scale of the settlement and subject to other Local Plan policies:

1. Within settlement boundaries in accordance with the above settlement hierarchy. This should be amended to say “within and adjacent to settlement boundaries” with reference to Policies 7.4 and 7.5.

2. Elsewhere in village clusters, subject to the requirements of Policy 7.4. Please refer to separate representations made to Policy 7.4 under Q45 and Q46.

3. On sites of up to 3 dwellings in all parishes, subject to Policy 7.5. Please refer to representation made to Policy 7.5, which seeks to clarity that this should be a maximum of 3 dwellings per site in all parishes, not a total of 3 dwellings per parish.