Object

Representation ID: 19651

Received: 02/03/2009

Respondent: Messrs. Chishick, Commotto and Terry

The choice of Distribution Options is far from sophisticated. One wonders whether some serious multi-factor modelling would have been justified, given that this matter will be at the heart of the LDF. Options l, 3 and 4 are just extrapolations. Option 5 (housing need) is not convincing, given that it seems to be based on wishes of where one would like to live and ignores key constraints such as job availability. Option 2 (service centres) appears to be the most sensible. However, the horizon of 2026 is so long that a single option is unlikely to be sustainable. Why not Option 4 until 2011 and then Option 2?