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Object
Core Strategy and Policies DPD Review - Pre-Submission of Main Modifications
Representation ID: 24270
Received: 20/11/2015
Respondent: Home Builders Federation Ltd (HBF)
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
The requirement that new residential development complies with the Nationally Described Space Standard is unjustified. The Council has not demonstrated that the relevant tests set out in the NPPG have been satisfied (need, viability and timing). The Council should provide a justification for requiring the Nationally Described Space Standard. Given the scale of the unmet need in Ipswich, we would question the efficacy of adopting the standard. The plan should also specify a reasonable transition period to provide for legacy projects or land transactions currently underway. The Council should have regard to the effect the standard will have on affordability.
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