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287 Mr R Forster
Cannot comment as I have not seen recent study, but affordable housing has to be desirable and not just squashed in and
thrown together.
Affordable housing is a major issue, together with provision for medium price housing. Large expensive houses are not so
288 Mr & Mrs C Cummins important.
289 Mrs J Warner Who decides what is affordable and for whom? Consult user group.
290 Ms E Davis Yes, without creating a cheap housing estate with more noise and crime!
A mix of starter homes and family homes would be needed, affordable for young singles or couples, and those with young
292 Mr & Mrs Goring families.
Fairview object to the 'possible' option whereby 30% of all new homes in the district be affordable on all sites; as well as
'probable' option of affordable housing to be set at 40% on sites specified in the Allocations DPD (page 28). Policy HP8 of
the adopted Local Plan (2006) stipulates that the LPA will 'expect not less than 15% of the new dwellings to be provided as
afforable housing' on sites of more than 25 dwellings or 1 hectare or more. The proposed 'possible' and 'probable' options in
the Core Strategy document effectively raises the quantum of affordable housing and could have a detrimental effect on the
viability of development and may prohibit, if applied inflexibly without having the regard to the merits of each case, housing
development in the area. FNH, therefore, request that due consideration is given in the policy to the need to have regard to
the specific circumstances of each site including economic viability, when negotiating the provision of affordable housing.
293 Wai-Kit Cheung National policy guidance makes it clear that there are a number of considerations that should be taken into account when
297 Mr S Marshall We should be doing more to help young people with more affordable housing.
Affordable housing is a myth, it is a catch phrase. Buying a property post WWII has always been difficult, even impossible.
It has been made easier in recent years by allowing the wife's earnings to be taken into account. Also by exhorbitant
298 Mr & Mrs Hewitt mortgage offers by financial companies.
We do need more starter homes and homes for key workers in our area (not immigrants or DSS). But the infrastructure
299 Mr & Mrs Tuson must also be upgraded, we can't keep adding without a budget for upgrading resources and services.
300 Mrs Upson Affordable housing is a major issue and houses etc built now are mostly to benefit builders not the lower wage earner.
302 Mr B Short We do need to build more affordable housing.
Too many multi? Dwellings are being constructed. Too many people in to smaller space will only create social unrest, and
ruin the harmony of the community. Affordable housing is not a major issue. I would strongly oppose a travellers site in
303 Mr K Hatfield
Hockley or Hawkwell.
We do not want TOO much cheap housing as it will affect the town turning it into a cheap ghetto. A balance must be made
304 Mr A Rutter
with more larger houses as well otherwise Rochford will become a discount pound shop!
305 E L Strangleman No. Yes.
306 Mr E C Cook See comments section 9
Aim for a lower amount of affordable housing. Speaking as a Hockley resident, Hockley is an affluent town and does not
307 Mr J Snow
need an influx of "lower classes". Other towns in the vicinity are more suitable for this ie Rochford/Rayleigh.