Object

Representation ID: 841

Received: 31/01/2024

Respondent: St Modwen Homes

Agent: Planning Prospects Ltd

The delivery of the specified number of houses (10,876) will be insufficient, by some margin, to meet local needs and the approach in the DLP is inadequate. It is considered the approach to meeting an insufficient housing requirement will fail and the practical outcome will be an even lower delivery of housing numbers. Policy DLP1 fails to ensure that development needs, for housing and other activities, are fully and properly identified and addressed (NPPF paragraphs 15 and 20). Policy DLP1 – and the wider provisions of the emerging DLP – are inconsistent with delivering the Vision, Objectives and Strategic Priorities.

Sevenoaks District Council failed to meet their own housing needs whilst not properly evidencing why they could not and why they had not properly asked their neighbours to do so under the duty to cooperate. Sevenoaks District Council embarked on a similar approach to Dudley in their Local Plan, it was found unsound because of their failure properly to grapple with meeting the need for housing and to demonstrate compliance with the Duty to Cooperate. Sevenoaks are now bringing forward a plan with Green Belt releases to meet their housing needs.

Support

Representation ID: 847

Received: 19/12/2023

Respondent: Sport England

Support part 1c references.