Comment

Representation ID: 22441

Received: 16/03/2020

Respondent: Gladman Developments

Question 47: Small Scale Windfall Housing 7.5.1 Gladman believes that Policy 7.5 in reference to small scale windfall housing development should be redirected to refer to any sustainable settlement with reference to ‘small scale’ removed allowing for greater flexibility within the windfall provisions.
7.5.2 The Council should establish a positive policy framework for windfall development to come forward at suitable and sustainable locations adjoined to its named settlements. To guide this, Gladman recommends that the Council adopt the approach applied by Ashford Council through Policy HOU5 of the adopted Local Plan. Policy HOU5 applies a criterion-based approach towards windfall proposals enabling an uplift in housing land supply. This is however controlled to ensure that the overall spatial strategy is not undermined or prejudiced, and a sustainable pattern of development is secured. An extract of Policy HOU5 of the Ashford Local Plan is included in Appendix 1 of this representation.