Object
Brentwood Local Plan 2016 - 2033 (Pre-Submission, Regulation 19)
Representation ID: 24070
Received: 19/03/2019
Respondent: Countryside Properties
Agent: Strutt & Parker LLP
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
Representation Summary:
The PPG now confirms that the 2014-based subnational household projection should be used to calculate housing requirements using the Standard Method, for Brentwood, the result is a requirement of 452 dwellings per annum. The NPPF requires for Local Plans to meet this need as a minimum, whilst also allowing sufficient flexibility to be able to respond to rapid change. A further factor is the need to consider unmet needs of neighbouring authorities. The proposed annual housing target of the Plan only fractionally exceeds the minimum housing requirement.
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