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Object

Representation ID: 590

Received: 10/03/2014

Respondent: Mersea Homes Limited

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Development should not be fettered by unreasonable financial burdens. We are concerned that the Borough's failure to review and consult upon key policies which affect viability and thus have a CIL relationship will undermine its approach and risk the adoption of the Core Strategy and CIL. Unrealistic and aspirational policy goals will undermine policy objectives through viability issues. Particular policies which raise viability concerns are: CS12 (unproven affordable housing target) and DM1, DM2, DM7, DM24, DM29 and DM30 (unproven requirements). E.g. Colchester recently reduced its affordable housing requirement to 20%.