Comment

Representation ID: 18702

Received: 05/02/2007

Respondent: Mr. and Mrs. Appleby

Agent: Terence O'Rourke

The Strategy should prioritise the use of previously developed land (PDL), include local PDL targets/trajectories and incorporate strategies for bringing PDL into housing use (see PPS3).

The Strategy should ensure a flexible/responsive housing land supply. It should include policies and implementation strategies to ensure sufficient, suitable land to achieve housing and PDL delivery objectives.

The approach should reflect PPS3, paragraph 53. Short term sites should be deliverable and developable.

Greater emphasis should be given to the sequential approach to identifying sites than the Local Plan. In the absence of suitable urban sites, PDL adjacent to existing settlements should be allocated.