Comment

Development and Site Allocations (DaSA) Local Plan - Options and Preferred Options

Representation ID: 22350

Received: 16/02/2017

Respondent: linda parker

Representation Summary:

The more contributions the developer has to make to affordable homes the more he has to load on the price of the development you are therefore skewing ALL developments to a few of the high value rather than smaller more basic more affordable units for ordinary families, to try to get a few "affordable" homes paid for. you should be forcing a mixture of 2 and 3 bed semi/terraced homes in all developments, not just 5 bed executive detached, the market will determine that these are "more affordable"

Full text:

the more contributions the developer has to make to affordable homes the more he has to load on the price of the development you are therefore skewing ALL developments to a few of the high value rather than smaller more basic more affordable units for ordinary families, to try to get a few "affordable" homes paid for. you should be forcing a mixture of 2 and 3 bed semi/terraced homes in all developments, not just 5 bed executive detached, the market will determine that these are "more affordable"