Object

Representation ID: 1629

Received: 16/05/2014

Respondent: Moon A Limited

Agent: Planning Works Ltd

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Policy should be explicit in relation to the circumstances when deviation from the preferred dwelling mix could be appropriate.

While the policy acknowledges in very general terms that significant deviation from the preferred mix must be justified and demonstrated, it should be explicit in relation to the circumstances when such a deviation might or might not be acceptable.

DM7(i) already acknowledges that family housing (i.e. 3 and 4 bed dwellings) will only be appropriate on certain sites but does not say what is or is not an appropriate site. Since the target for family housing on every site is 69% of the mix, the policy wording needs to be explicit.

The policy also needs to define "significantly" since this is a key trigger in establishing if the dwelling mix target should be met on any given site.

Consideration should also be given to introducing a threshold above which the dwelling mix policy would apply.