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The Council acknowledges that demographic shifts and changing preferences are likely to increase the demand for specialist accommodation into the future, particularly forms of accommodation for older people. The Council supports Brentwood Borough Council's commitment to working with Essex County Council, and other partners, to consider how best to plan for changing preferences towards specialist accommodation.
The Council is broadly supportive of policy HP04 and considers it to generally accord with national policy and other local and national objectives. Brentwood Borough Council should, however, satisfy itself and the Inspector that the proposed policy will be adequate to meet identified specialist accommodation needs in full. Furthermore, the Council would support a commitment to reviewing this policy if a shortfall in provision is identified through monitoring. A review of this policy may also be needed to reflect the emerging housing strategy of the South Essex Joint Strategic Plan