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The preferred allocations have been identified through a sound and proportionate process in the preparation of the various stages of the Local Plan so far. Further clarification and assessment is required as the process progresses towards its Regulation 19 stage. These representations make comment only on the DHGV preferred allocation on which the Promoters represent the land owner, promotion and delivery strategy. As stated elsewhere in these representations, the Promoters have appointed a full consultant team and since agreeing promotion terms in 2015 have undertaken a substantial amount of site specific assessment. This assessment has confirmed the suitability and capacity of the site and confirmed that the site is 'developable' and capable of delivering homes for occupation on site from 2022. Subject to further investigations concerning market signals, early delivery of infrastructure, housing typologies, employment land typologies, early submission of applications for planning permission and innovative construction techniques the Promoters are confident that the development could deliver more homes within the plan period than the 2,500 originally considered by earlier stages of the process. The Promoters anticipate further progress on this over the next few months. The representations made here and in additional documents seek to outline the principal conclusions from some of the assessments already undertaken by the Promoters in relation to the suitability of DHGV.
As part of a clear process of assessment sufficient to give confidence that the largest strategic housing led allocation in the plan is deliverable and is so in such a way that it would achieve the intended vision and strategic objectives of the Local Plan the Promoters have made available and will continue to make available to the Local Plan process all appropriate assessments. In addition, the Promoters believe that in order to ensure that the policy framework for DHGV provides sufficient clarity to comply with Local Plan guidance, give confidence that the development will achieve garden village principles within the specific context of Brentwood and deliver homes early a dedicated new settlement chapter should be contained in the Regulation 19 These representations contain suggested chapter headings and envisage the incorporation of two separate but linked policies, one outlining Garden Village Principles and a second detailing some of the site specific requirements for DHGV. Plan. Not only would such a chapter and policies 'anchor' subsequent applications for planning permission with a sound policy framework they would satisfy the aim of Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) paragraph 12-010.
"Where sites are proposed for allocation, sufficient detail should be given to provide clarity to developers, local communities and other interests about the nature and scale of development (addressing the 'what, where, when and how' questions).
The Promoters, together with stakeholders, continue to undertake further assessments. The intention is to feed these assessments into the suggested policies where appropriate. Revisions may include references to scale and size of community facilities to be provided, the scale and nature of the mix of housing tenures and types and detail of employment mix. In the meantime, the additional documents submitted with these representations and references to earlier evidence prepared by the Promoters may assist in the necessary understanding.