Object
Brentwood Local Plan 2016 - 2033 (Pre-Submission, Regulation 19)
Representation ID: 23663
Received: 19/03/2019
Respondent: M Scott Properties Ltd
Agent: Strutt & Parker LLP
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? No
Housing requirement needs to be recalculated, factoring in:
-PPG 's confirmation that 2014-based subnational household projections should be used;
- unmet needs of neighbouring authorities (potentially from Epping);
-potential development needs beyond Plan period by an additional two years' worth of development needs, that is to 2035, to ensure the Green Belt will endure beyond the plan period and allow sufficient flexibility.
Housing requirement number to be recalculated.
We consider the Local Plan to be unsound in relation to the ability of the plan to meet the needs for older people, and that the identification of suitable sites has not fully considered all available sites in suitable locations, against the need to identify land to meet the need for specialist accommodation. In addition, the Plan in inflexible in meeting the identified need and additional, non-strategic, sites are required for the reasons set out in the representation.
We therefore seek to participate to provide oral explanation of the failures of the Plan in this regard via the examination in order to articulate the case for the recommended modifications as set out in this form and the accompanying representation.