Comment

Representation ID: 23175

Received: 16/03/2020

Respondent: Pigeon Investment Management Ltd

Agent: Pegasus Group

Policy 7.1 details existing commitments and proposed allocations for the City Centre, East Norwich and elsewhere in the urban area including fringe parishes for housing and employment purposes. It also provides policies for retail, main town centre uses and leisure development.
8.2 A total of 30,560 new homes are proposed in the Norwich urban area for the plan period up to 2038, of which 26,165 homes (approximately 86%) are stated as comprising existing commitments. As currently proposed the Norwich urban area will provide 68.9% (approximately 70%) of housing land supply for the GNLP.
8.3 Closer examination of this source of supply demonstrates a reliance on brownfield regeneration sites and large urban extensions. These sources of supply are explored further below.
8.4 The Northern City Centre strategic regeneration area is dependent on the delivery of Anglia Square, a high density housing-led mixed-use redevelopment which was ‘called-in’ by the Secretary of State for the purpose of decision making on 21st March 2019 and is the subject of a public inquiry which commenced on 28th January 20207. The appeal Inspector will make recommendations to the Secretary of State however the site should not be relied upon for the delivery of a large quantum of homes until the Secretary of State allows the appeal. To that end the emerging GNLP should not place an over reliance on the allocation and should look to other sources of supply to meet its housing requirements.