Object
Draft Core Strategy and Policies Focused Review
Representation ID: 124
Received: 06/03/2014
Respondent: Kesgrave Covenant Ltd
Agent: Mersea Homes Limited
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
The document only sets out its strategy for future development in part. Through reliance on windfall sites and deferring decisions about growth later in the Plan period, it only shows locations for just over 50% of the 10,500 homes needed to 2031. Although the Plan period is extended and the housing requirement increased, the strategy has not changed from the adopted Core Strategy. The Review fails to identify specific deliverable sites or broad locations for the full housing requirement, and fails the tests of Soundness.
Sites/broad locations should be identified within the Borough first to meet the full housing requirement.
Please see attached.