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B&MSDC Supplementary Planning Documents Consultation
Draft Housing SPD Consultation Document - May 2024
Representation ID: 23567
Received: 17/06/2024
Respondent: Lavenham Parish Council
The response of the Lavenham Parish Council is as below:
The document is welcomed as it:
a) Provides a degree of clarity about what is expected in development applications; usefully explaining differing arrangements between market led development and community led development
b) Explains Artificial or Contrived SubDivision. This will go a long way to alleviating concerns about proposed developments lower than the threshold required for inclusion of affordable homes.
c) Provides clear direction on when the affordable component of developments applies.
The Parish Council requests the Councils clarify in the document that the local connection criteria also apply to Rural Exception Sites.
Developments on rural exception sites are intended to meet housing need for local people and those with a local connection to a specific settlement. Section 2.8.4 of the consultation document sets out what a local housing needs survey needs to capture. Section 2.9.5 sets out the criteria for ‘local connection’ but in reference to self-builds. The document does not make clear whether those criteria also apply to Rural Exception sites.
The response of the Lavenham Parish Council is as below:
The document is welcomed as it:
a) Provides a degree of clarity about what is expected in development applications; usefully explaining differing arrangements between market led development and community led development
b) Explains Artificial or Contrived SubDivision. This will go a long way to alleviating concerns about proposed developments lower than the threshold required for inclusion of affordable homes.
c) Provides clear direction on when the affordable component of developments applies.
The Parish Council requests the Councils clarify in the document that the local connection criteria also apply to Rural Exception Sites.
Developments on rural exception sites are intended to meet housing need for local people and those with a local connection to a specific settlement. Section 2.8.4 of the consultation document sets out what a local housing needs survey needs to capture. Section 2.9.5 sets out the criteria for ‘local connection’ but in reference to self-builds. The document does not make clear whether those criteria also apply to Rural Exception sites.
