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Representation ID: 19918

Received: 27/01/2009

Respondent: Croudace Strategic Ltd

Agent: Charles Planning Associates Limited

Paragraph 9.32 - 9.33
It is not accepted that "a good track record of windfall housing developments" constitutes a genuine local circumstance and that a more robust justification is needed to support the Council's claim. Whilst past trends do give a relatively good indication of how development has taken place, recently this has been supported by a period of economic boom. Given current market conditions, it is likely that a significant reduction in the number of windfall sites coming forward will occur, thus if the Council continues to rely heavily on windfall sites, this could lead to a housing shortfall.