Chichester Local Plan 2021 - 2039: Proposed Submission

Object

Representation ID: 4552

Received: 16/03/2023

Respondent: Tanglewood Residences Limited

Agent: Andrew Black Consulting

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

It is not considered that the Council has justified the extent of the under supply of housing against the established housing need. There are significant concerns over the delivery of housing from the strategic allocations within the unjustified timescales as set out within the trajectory contained in the plan.

It is acknowledged that a detailed justification was not provided alongside the Regulation 19 consultation. This has now been set out in the Housing Need and Transport Background Papers .
The justification and evidence to support the latest housing trajectory is set out in the Housing Supply Background Paper.

Object

Representation ID: 5974

Received: 16/03/2023

Respondent: Tanglewood Residences Limited

Agent: Andrew Black Consulting

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

It is considered that the anticipated delivery from these allocations is highly ambitious and lacks any justification from CDC given that planning permission is still required and the lead in time to delivery is generally longer for strategic sites of this size.

The justification and evidence to support the latest housing trajectory is set out in the Housing Supply Background Paper (May 2024).
Where the Local Plan makes a parish housing requirement, such as Wisborough Green, it will be for a Neighbourhood Plan to identify potential development sites.

Object

Representation ID: 5975

Received: 16/03/2023

Respondent: Tanglewood Residences Limited

Agent: Andrew Black Consulting

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The overall strategy as set out by CDC in the plan is highly dependent on the delivery of housing from Neighbourhood Plan areas. Whilst this approach is not un-sound in itself, it is considered that the plan in its current form allows for little mitigation or alternatives should delivery not come forward in the neighbourhood plan areas. It is considered that in order to be ‘effective’ and ‘positively prepared’ the Local Plan should also allocate the sites in Wisborough Green as stand-alone applications with an allowance that applications could come forward on these sites in the event that the
Neighbourhood Plans do not progress

The justification and evidence to support the latest housing trajectory is set out in the Housing Supply Background Paper (May 2024).

There is a track record of allocations successfully being made through Neighbourhood Plans and there is no evidence to suggest that this will not continue over the plan period.
The council would use a further DPD as a mechanism for ensuring that site allocations can be made should Neighbourhood Plans not progress within a reasonable timeframe following adoption of the Local Plan.

Object

Representation ID: 6253

Received: 16/03/2023

Respondent: Tanglewood Residences Limited

Agent: Andrew Black Consulting

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

It is not considered that the SA has considered adequate reasonable alternatives to growth at Southbourne which would include allocation of sites elsewhere in the village including within the AONB that can deliver in the early part of the plan period.

As set out in the Southbourne Background Paper (May 2024), the starting point for considering individual site options is the HELAA. Under the HELAA methodology sites within the AONB have been discounted and, as such, it would not be appropriate to consider such sites. See also respondent’s comments on SA (Rep 5976).