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Selby District Submission Draft Core Strategy – May 2011 ___________________________________________________________________ BLANK PAGE - 52 -

Selby District Submission Draft Core Strategy – May 2011 ___________________________________________________________________ 5. Creating Sustainable Communities Introduction 5.1 This Core Strategy encourages the development of sustainable communities, which are vital, healthy and prosperous. It aims to meet the current needs of local residents whilst recognising the importance of having regard as far as possible to future circumstances and the legacy being created for future residents. 5.2 While sustainability considerations focus future growth in and around larger settlements, particularly Selby, the Strategy recognises that many smaller settlements and communities scattered across the District would benefit from small-scale development, particularly affordable housing and local employment schemes, to help maintain their vitality. 5.3 The policies in this chapter relate to managing the future development within settlements and are founded on the strategic aims set out in Chapter 3, which provide the main principles behind achieving sustainable development. The Scale and Distribution of Housing Context 5.4 Following the announcement of the intended abolition of the RSS (PC1.24) revocation of the Regional Spatial Strategy the Council has reviewed the merits of alternative housing requirements, (see Background Paper 1 ) and remains of the view that the net housing requirement of 440 dwellings per annum established in the former Regional Spatial Strategy is the most appropriate housing target on which to base this Core Strategy. The housing requirement is based on robust evidence and was the subject of extensive consultation during the preparation of the Regional Spatial Strategy. It remains a practical target in the light of available evidence regarding land availability and constraints to development. Following the announcement of the intended abolition of RSS, the Council has reviewed the merits of alternative housing requirements (see Background Paper 9 January 2012) and includes 450 dpa as an annual average over the plan period, which is higher than that established in the RSS. The housing requirement is based on a robust review of both population and household projections. However it also remains a practical target when balanced against economic forecasts and available evidence on past completions and future land availability as well as constraints on development. The Core Strategy plans for a lower housing target in the early years of the plan period through phased delivery (PC6.40) (PC5.10) 5.5 Part of the requirement for future years is already committed through 1 Local Housing Requirement BP9 (PC5.10) - 45 -

<strong>Selby</strong> <strong>District</strong> Submission Draft <strong>Core</strong> <strong>Strategy</strong> – May 2011<br />

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