Object

Representation ID: 29881

Received: 26/11/2021

Respondent: GL Hearn

Agent: GL Hearn

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Brentwood Borough Council should adopt the Sedgefield method when calculating the five-year housing land supply, based on which the Council are only able to demonstrate a 4.5-year housing land supply.

Object

Representation ID: 29885

Received: 26/11/2021

Respondent: GL Hearn

Agent: GL Hearn

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

The adoption of the Liverpool method in Winchester is an example of where this approach might work without causing delays to the supply of land for housing as Winchester has three strategic sites. A delay in brining forward one strategic site would have no impact on the ability of the other two strategic sites. Since Brentwood relies on a single strategic site then the Liverpool method should not be used to calculate the 5-year housing land supply.

Object

Representation ID: 29911

Received: 26/11/2021

Respondent: U+I Group

Agent: Chilmark Consulting Limited

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

The Housing Trajectory should meet, at least, the Plan’s identified housing requirement and ensure a 5YHS. As currently presented, there would be a cumulative shortfall under-supply of 606 dwellings by 2032/33. The Trajectory still results in a very ‘fragile’ five year housing land supply of 5.21 years. The proposed stepped trajectory in the remaining 12 years of the plan period is unrealistic and result in a significant residual risk in the later years of the plan period. The ‘Liverpool’ method poses further risk of continued under-delivery. The windfall rate used in MM114 remains artificially inflated.