Comment
Draft Local Plan
Representation ID: 15798
Received: 11/05/2016
Respondent: Persimmon Homes Essex
There is no detail of the evidence base to justify the need for self build units, their impact upon housing supply and development viability.
Many small scale and windfall development would fall within the definition of self built. The reliance on these as part of major developments is that the land may be put aside for them, with delivery being slow, therefore affecting the council housing trajectory and 5 year housing land supply. The Council should look to allocate smaller sites which will deliver 100% self builds and not be reliant on developers and landowners to deliver the land as part of their proposal.
There is also confusion around what the Council will deem the most appropriate housing mix and the consistency in which this policy will be applied to residential developments.
See attached.