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Representation ID: 22865

Received: 16/03/2020

Respondent: Crown Point Estate

Agent: Miss Kate Wood

Windfall sites are an important element of overall housing provision, and are often able to be provided quickly and by a variety of providers due to their smaller size in relation to major development sites. Policy 7.5 should omit the reference to 3 dwellings. The final sentence of the policy will ensure that development proposals respect the settlement hierarchy, the character and appearance of the area, and their relationship to site context and boundaries.

Restricting windfall sites to 3 units means that the threshold for affordable housing will not be able to be met, whereas encouraging larger developments within the parameters suggested above would yield genuine benefits to the communities that such sites are associated with.