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Strategies, Activities and Actions – Housing The Vision: By 2021.... Sustainable new dwellings that meet the needs of local people of all social groups are in place and integrated into communities. Planning Policy Statement 3 (PPS3) sets out the government’s planning policies in relation to housing development and should be read in conjunction with this section of the Core Strategy. It is important that new housing is sustainably designed and strategically situated in locations which support the objectives of the Sustainable Community Strategy. RSS min requirement 2001-2021 4600 Completions 2001-2006 810 RSS minimum requirement 2006-2021 3790 Projected housing completions and urban 1301 The Core Strategy’s role is to set out the general locations for housing development and approach to delivery. The precise boundaries of housing sites will be detailed in the Allocations Development Plan Document. Decisions regarding the location, type and timing of housing development must be based on sound evidence and principals of sustainable planning. This will involve weighing up issues of need/demand with the social, environmental and economic impacts of development. It is not intended that all of this development should come forward together. Sites will be phased having regard to the resources, infrastructure etc required to enable development, whilst ensuring that there is a constant adequate five-year supply of housing to meet need. Distribution capacity at 31 st March 2006 Remaining minimum balance 2006-2021 2489 RSS minimum requirement 2021-2025 1000 Total remaining minimum balance 2006-2025 3489 In order to fulfil the requirements of the East of England Plan and to meet the housing need of the District, we will allocate land for housing development in the general locations shown in the key diagram. We recognise the importance of making best use of urban land, and the Urban Capacity Study completed in 2007 identifies a realistic and deliverable level of provision. Of this figure of 1301, the majority – 805 – is anticipated to be completed by 2015, with the remainder by 2021. However, we are concerned about the impact ‘town cramming’ is having on the attractiveness and character of many neighbourhoods across the district. It is therefore concluded that the government’s target of providing 60% of new housing development on previously developed land has become unrealistic for Rochford. It is proposed, taking account of the findings of the Urban Capacity Study 2007 and concerns about town cramming, that 30% of new housing development be provided on previously developed land and 70% be on green field sites as sustainable extensions to existing settlements within the plan period 2001-2021. 24
Strategies, Activities and Actions – Housing H1 Distribution – Preferred Option We will prioritise the reuse of previously developed land identified as being appropriate as part of our Urban Capacity Study, having regard to the need to protect sites of ecological importance. Areas coming forward for residential development identified within the Urban Capacity Study will be required to conform to all policies within the Core Strategy, particularly in relation to infrastructure, and larger sites will be required to be comprehensively planned. In order to protect the character of existing settlements, we will resist the intensification of smaller sites within residential areas. Limited infilling will be acceptable if it corresponds to the existing street pattern and density of the locality. We will encourage an appropriate level of residential intensification within town centre areas, where higher density schemes (60+ dwellings per hectare) may be appropriate. The remaining housing requirement will be met through the allocation of land on the edge of existing settlements as outlined in H2. H1 – Alternative Options Option Why is it not preferred? Resist the development of previously developed land on larger sites in urban areas for housing, and instead seek alternative uses for such land. Seek to intensify smaller sites, including through the use of compulsory purchase powers. This will require greater areas of Metropolitan Green Belt to be released for housing development. The intensification of smaller sites will be harmful to the character of the District. It may also require widespread use of compulsory purchase powers to achieve, resulting in harm to communities. 25 72% of new dwellings in the District completed in 2006- 2007 were built on previously developed land. Community involvement exercises undertaken in recent years have established that the intensification of existing residential areas is unpopular and that people are concerned about the impact of “town cramming”.
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