Chapter 3
Delivering Homes and Communities
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Sub. No.
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
It is submitted that numerical targets for traveller housing should be included in the Plan.
436
Housing Targets are for the whole population based upon analysis of the demographics of the whole population. The Traveller Accommodation Plan provides the legal process to define Traveller accommodation needs in terms of the need (i.e. the number of family units that require accommodation) identified through the process. This need informs responses to identify sites or housing provision to accommodate that need. Recommendation: No change. This is an operational issue beyond the scope of the Development Plan. Recommendation: No change.
It is submitted that housing allocations policy should support Travellers as a target group in creating inclusive, diverse communities.
436
Housing in the Hinterland
It is submitted that Objective 3.13 Rural-Generated Housing should be strengthened and expanded to include: Any application for the development of a single rural dwelling must set out a comprehensive and conclusive demonstrable economic or social need to live in a rural area, including demonstrating that the dwelling will prevent the need to commute to the location rather than result in commuting from the dwelling.
Criteria for housing in the hinterland are set out in Chapter 11 of the Draft Plan to complement Objective 3.13. These should be cross-referenced from Objective 3.13. Recommendation: Include cross-reference between Objectives 3.13 and 11.9.
402, 414
Miscellaneous
Submission refers to a full-time vacant homes officer, a derelict sites team and retrofitting of all Council housing
388
While the Draft Plan includes objectives in support of these issues, these matters are operational matters beyond the scope of the Development Plan.
221
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