Support

Representation ID: 22873

Received: 13/03/2020

Respondent: Bidwells

Number of people: 2

Support, with comments
The requirement that sites should only be allocated for housing where, having regard to policy requirements, there is a reasonable prospect that housing can be delivered, fully accords with paragraph 67 of the NPPF.
Whilst the submission of Delivery Plans as part of a planning application is supported the documents need to recognise that there may be unforeseen material changes in circumstances, which could impact the delivery of an allocation. However, to guard against non-delivery, particularly in relation to the potential failure of larger strategic sites in the Norwich urban area to
come forward, a minimum buffer of 10% should be identified. Indeed, the draft GNLP states on page 45 that the Regulation 19 version of the Plan will aim to provide a minimum buffer of 10% (at least 250 further homes), which is likely to be provided through a combination of additional sites proposed through the consultation, and the contingency sites.
The identified buffer will help maintain the supply and delivery of housing, in accordance with the NPPF and specifically the Government’s objective of encouraging authorities to consider more growth than required to meet local housing need, particularly in locations where there is potential for significant economic growth, such as the Cambridge Norwich Tech Corridor.