Chichester Local Plan 2021 - 2039: Proposed Submission

Object

Representation ID: 5081

Received: 17/03/2023

Respondent: The Brooks Family

Agent: Henry Adams LLP

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Failed to provide sufficient justification for not meeting housing need, not justified assisting unmet need from adjoining authorities.

Position of growth predicated on basis of A27 not having sufficient capacity to accommodate higher growth of 535 dpa. Evidence base (Transport Study 2023) contradicts position, Council should at least be meeting its local housing need and also considering what part it can play with meeting unmet needs for adjoining authorities.

Support approach to Boxgrove and allocation of minimum of 50 houses with suitable site to be identified through Neighbourhood Plan/ Site Allocations DPD. Site promoted at Longmeadow will provide 50 dwellings including 15 affordable homes.

The justification for not meeting the housing needs in full is set out in the Housing Need and Transport Background Papers. The latest Duty to Cooperate evidence is set out in the updated Statement of Compliance.
Promotion of site noted.
Support for Boxgrove parish number noted.

Support

Representation ID: 5082

Received: 17/03/2023

Respondent: The Brooks Family

Agent: Henry Adams LLP

On the basis of the 535 dpa figure, it is considered that the selected areas for growth and housing figures are deliverable over the Plan period, however, the plan area could accommodate a greater level of growth. Our clients support the approach to Boxgrove and the allocation of a minimum of 50 houses with a suitable site to be identified through the Neighbourhood Plan or Site Allocations DPD. Our clients’ land is the most suitable land to provide a sustainable addition to the village given the landscape and heritage constraints to the north. The provision of all the housing on one site will provide 15 affordable homes for the village which is a significant benefit.

Support noted.
Promotion of site noted

Object

Representation ID: 5083

Received: 17/03/2023

Respondent: The Brooks Family

Agent: Henry Adams LLP

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Failed to provide sufficient justification for not meeting housing need, not justified assisting unmet need from adjoining authorities. Position of growth predicated on basis of A27 not having sufficient capacity to accommodate higher growth of 535 dpa. Evidence base (Transport Study 2023) contradicts position, Council should at least be meeting its local housing need and also considering what part it can play with meeting unmet needs for adjoining authorities. Support approach to Boxgrove and allocation of minimum of 50 houses with suitable site to be identified through Neighbourhood Plan/ Site Allocations DPD. Site promoted will provide 15 affordable homes.

The justification for not meeting the housing needs in full is set out in the Housing Need and Transport Background Papers (July 2024).
Comments regarding site are noted. It will be for a review of the Boxgrove Neighbourhood Plan or subsequent DPD to identify appropriate sites to deliver the parish housing number.