Non Site Allocation Representations Report.pdf

SPATIAL POLICIES, KEY DIAGRAMS AND SUPPORTING DEVELOPMENT CONTROL POLICIES
Policy HOU/2 Affordable Housing for Local Need
Rep No Name
People Type
1467 Denbighshire County Council - Planning Policy (Martha Savage) [1843]
1 Object
Summary The inclusion of a 50% requirement for Affordable Housing may result in developer flight due to the proximity of Conwy to Denbighshire.
Change Sought: It is recommended that Conwy Local Planning Authority consider carefully the 50% affordable housing requirement and its potential impact upon adjacent
local planning authorities.
1446 Leith Planning Ltd (Mr Chris Plenderleith) [1791]
1 Object
Summary The owner of the Esgyryn site is fully aware of the importance of securing housing to meet affordable needs, and furthermore, they are willing to meet with
their requirements regarding the provision of on site affordable housing. However, in order to ensure the viability and provision of such housing it is important
to consider the housing numbers allocated by Conwy Council.
Change Sought: The local authority propose the provision of just 90 units on the site in order to assist in securing the viability of the wider site and the employment uses
proposed. However, the viability of this site is undermined by the high requirement for affordable housing on site, alongside the open space requirements,
provision of sustainable design and the infrastructure improvements necessary to deliver the project. The land split as proposed by Pod in their original
masterplan and detailed further in the vision included at Appendix 5 is considered to be more appropriate, more viable and more sustainable and should be
replicated by the local authority.
1433 Leith Planning Ltd (Mr Chris Plenderleith) [1791]
1 Object
Summary The figure presented for affordable housing (50%) appears to pay insufficient regard to the needs of the community at large. The housing provision focuses
on affordability and no attention would appear to have been paid to the needs of the elderly, disabled or other specialised groups who also require purpose
built, appropriate accommodation.
Change Sought: Where applications propose the provision of housing to meet other areas of special need within Conwy the level of affordable housing required should be
reduced in order to secure viability and a mix of housing to meet local need. In relation to the Esgyryn site if the Council can successfully justify 50%
affordable housing, which is considered unduly prescriptive (without adequate justification - see above) then we would advocate 30% for affordable housing,
alongside as provision of housing with care for the elderly (over 55's) and in any event the amount of affordable/social housing should reflect other
considerations including viability and sustainable design (over and above that required by Government policy).
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