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Representation ID: 5611

Received: 05/03/2015

Respondent: Save Our Country Spaces

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

SOCS argued [previously] that IBC's Core Strategy was unsustainable as it was based on unrealistic job targets. The previous SA failed to recognise these concerns. Evidence now shows that the jobs target was unsustainable and the original SA incorrectly assessed the CS as sustainable. A more evidence-based approach to SA is required. We are disappointed that IBC has ditched the employment-led strategy in favour of a housing-led approach. There has been no assessment or evidence of the relative merits of such an approach compared to a realistic jobs-led strategy. The SA needs to consider the implications of this key change.