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Representation ID: 22267

Received: 16/03/2020

Respondent: Carter Jonas LLP

Number of people: 2

Taylor Wimpey East Anglia control land to the west of Green Lane West in Rackheath. The site is identified as a preferred allocation in GNLP for up to 200 dwellings. This allocation is supported and should be retained.
An outline planning application for 205 dwellings has been submitted for the promoted development (Ref. 2017/2208). This site is has a resolution to grant planning permission and the S106 Agreement has been signed. The decision on the application demonstrates that the site is suitable for the promoted development, that proposed mitigation measures can address any significant constraints associated with the development, and conditions can be used to make the development acceptable. The site is controlled by a housebuilder and is deliverable.
The Taylor Wimpey East Anglia representations to the Regulation 18 Growth Strategy consultation in March 2018 requested amendments to the assessment of the site in the HELAA, and in particular to those topics that scored ‘amber’. The topics that scored ‘amber’ and should be amended to ‘green’ relate to access, access to services, utilities capacity, contamination, flood risk, significant landscapes, and compatibility with neighbouring uses.
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The proposed development is deliverable and would contribute to the five year housing land supply. The timetable for the delivery of development is as follows:
• Reserved Matters to be submitted in July 2020
• Reserved Matters to be approved in December 2020
• Start on site is expected in January 2022
• First homes to be completed in July 2022
• Annual housing delivery rate of 60 dwellings per annum
In conclusion, it is requested that land to the west of Green Lane West (Ref. GNLP0172) is retained as an allocation in draft GNLP.