Regulation 19 - Proposed Draft Local Plan Submission

Object

Representation ID: 13746

Received: 02/05/2025

Respondent: Gladman Developments

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

The Local Plan is unsound. It should not be submitted for examination. The proposed housing
requirement in the Local Plan clearly underestimates housing need for the authority. Consequently,
Policy DS01 Development Strategy: Delivering Homes is neither positively prepared, justified,
effective or consistent with national policy. It is therefore ‘unsound’. On this basis the Plan is likely
to fail without a fundamental review of the proposed housing requirement.

Object

Representation ID: 13758

Received: 02/05/2025

Respondent: Gladman Developments

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Gladman recommend a dispersed spatial
strategy that ensures all housing needs are met across the district. As Gladman consider that the current housing requirement is unjustified and consider that the Council should be planning for a higher housing requirement, we would also be supportive of additional sites in additional locations being allocated. Gladman are promoting Land at Coventry Road, Broughton Astley for residential development. The site is suitable, deliverable and developable and will contribute to the provision of much needed market and affordable homes.

Object

Representation ID: 13759

Received: 02/05/2025

Respondent: Gladman Developments

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

The policy requires that “To meet the need for affordable housing 40% of the total number of homes in residential developments of 10 or more homes (or capable of delivering 10 or more homes) must be affordable.”

Gladman do not consider this approach is justified, based on the Aspinal Verdi whole plan viability appraisal which already shows that some sites are not viable. The report states that “despite viability being challenging within Lower Value Greenfield and Brownfield typologies, we recommend Harborough District Council adopt a blanket rate of 40% affordable housing across the District.” Gladman do not consider that there is suitable justification for this approach.

Object

Representation ID: 13760

Received: 02/05/2025

Respondent: Gladman Developments

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

The Council will require 10% of homes on sites of 40 or more dwellings to be delivered as self-build homes or as custom housebuilding. Gladman consider that evidence is
required to understand the need for custom and self-build housing in Harborough.
As currently proposed this policy will not assist in boosting the supply of housing and may even limit the deliverability of some sites and homes. In the context of insufficient
housing requirement, robust evidence is required to justify this requirement on sites of 40 or more dwellings.

Object

Representation ID: 13761

Received: 02/05/2025

Respondent: Gladman Developments

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

If the Local Plan does proceed to examination under the NPPF (2023) there will be a substantial shortfall in the number of homes Harborough should be planning for
based on the new NPPF (2024). In this context it is of fundamental importance that the LPR includes a specific review policy clearly detailing that the Council will
immediately start preparing a new plan to address this sizeable shortfall. As outlined earlier in this representation, a robust commitment to an early review is required.