Draft Core Strategy and Policies Focused Review

Object

Representation ID: 259

Received: 07/03/2014

Respondent: Home Builders Federation Ltd (HBF)

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

The plan is unsound because it has not demonstrated the duty to co-operate with neighbouring local authorities to deal with the apparent short fall in housing supply in both Suffolk Coastal and Mid-Suffolk districts. In addition the 2012 SHMA indicates unmet housing need in Ipswich, but unlike the other authorities Ipswich has not based its forecast on the SHMA. All four Ipswich Policy Area authorities should draw up a co-ordinated plan for housing need taking into account unmet need in London and Essex because of forecast jobs growth which could not be met from the local population alone.

Object

Representation ID: 285

Received: 07/03/2014

Respondent: Home Builders Federation Ltd (HBF)

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The local plan is unsound because the amount of housing that is being proposed over the lifetime of the plan is unjustified. The evidence used does not provide a reliable assessment of need and the methodology deployed is not consistent with the evidence used by other authorities in the housing market area. The objective need is likely to be much higher and we consider that it is likely to be around the 20,000 dwellings mark.