The introductory text refers to housing "to be phased throughout the plan period". This important consideration is not fully reflected in the policy wording itself, which only refers to phasing in the context of infrastructure delivery.

This strategic allocation makes a significant contribution to the District Council's overall housing requirement and furthermore it will have a strong bearing on the District Council's rolling 5-year supply of housing. Paragraph 73 of the NPPF requires strategic policies to "include a trajectory illustrating the expected rate of housing delivery over the plan period" and goes on to consider whether it is appropriate to set housing trajectories on a site-by-site basis to avoid delayed housing delivery from large strategic sites where there are complex infrastructure requirements. In this context the NPPF highlights the important contribution of small - medium sized sites and the subdivision of larger sites in maintaining a rolling 5-year supply of housing.