H5 clause 3
Object
Harborough Local Plan 2011-2031, Proposed Submission
Representation ID: 5894
Received: 02/11/2017
Respondent: LANDOWNWER CONSORTIUM FOR EAST OF LUTTERWORTH SDA
Agent: Marrons Planning
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
The evidence in respect of the provision of 4% of dwellings as Part M, Category 2, is not substantive enough to warrant this requirement. The HEDNA 2017 (para. 9.24 and 9.25) only makes broad assumptions nationally and regionally about need, and the report highlights the limitations of the evidence. It is also unclear how this figure relates to general housing need and specialist housing required in policy H4.
The evidence in respect of the provision of 4% of dwellings as Part M, Category 2, is not substantive enough to warrant this requirement. The HEDNA 2017 (para. 9.24 and 9.25) only makes broad assumptions nationally and regionally about need, and the report highlights the limitations of the evidence. It is also unclear how this figure relates to general housing need and specialist housing required in policy H4.
Object
Harborough Local Plan 2011-2031, Proposed Submission
Representation ID: 6100
Received: 01/11/2017
Respondent: william davis
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
4% of homes in residential developments of over 100 homes meeting the accessible and adaptable building standards. It is acknowledged the Policy has been established through need, as the 2017 HEDNA displays a requirement for future adaptable homes in the district and wider region. However, although paragraph 5.9.7 of the Plan refers to the requirement having been viability tested we can find no evidence of this being the case in the 2016 Viability Assessment, that appears in the Council's published evidence. Unless the Council can demonstrate otherwise, therefore the policy conflicts with national planning policy and is unsound.
4% of homes in residential developments of over 100 homes meeting the accessible and adaptable building standards. It is acknowledged the Policy has been established through need, as the 2017 HEDNA displays a requirement for future adaptable homes in the district and wider region. However, although paragraph 5.9.7 of the Plan refers to the requirement having been viability tested we can find no evidence of this being the case in the 2016 Viability Assessment, that appears in the Council's published evidence. Unless the Council can demonstrate otherwise, therefore the policy conflicts with national planning policy and is unsound.
Object
Harborough Local Plan 2011-2031, Proposed Submission
Representation ID: 6282
Received: 03/11/2017
Respondent: David Wilson Homes East Midlands
Agent: Marrons Planning
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
Objections to the proposed requirements in part 3 of the policy
Whilst the Council's plan wide viability deems the policy generally viable, this can change over time and therefore the requirements as specified should also allow for flexibility where there are viability or practical considerations.
On schemes of 100 dwellings or more, Part 3 of the policy proposes the provision of 4% of dwellings as Part M, Category 2. This is an optional requirement of the Building Regulations, and it is considered that the evidence in the HEDNA 2017 used to underpin this requirement (paragraphs 9.24 and 9.25) may not be fully justified in terms of the requirements for Harborough District. The HEDNA only makes broad assumptions nationally and regionally about need, and the report highlights the doubts about the validity of even the regional figures.
It is also unclear how the proposed Part M Category 2 requirement relates to general housing need and the specialist housing which is proposed by Policy H4.
Object
Harborough Local Plan 2011-2031, Proposed Submission
Representation ID: 7423
Received: 16/11/2017
Respondent: Gladman Developments
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Policy H5 requires 4% of dwellings proposed on sites of 100 dwellings or more to meet the accessible and adaptable standards in Building Regulations, Part M, Category 2. If the Council wish to introduce the higher accessibility standards then
they need to undertake a local assessment which evidences the need for such standards. The Council do not seem to have undertaken such an assessment.
Refer to attached document.