Response from Miss Abigail Kos, Persimmon Homes (Lancashire)
1. Miss Abigail Kos, Persimmon Homes (Lancashire) : 20 Dec 2017 11:21:00
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Policy Reference
AS03 - Housing Provision
1.3 Do you consider the AONB DPD to be sound?
No
1.4 If NO please indicate the ground(s) on which you consider the DPD to be unsound
The DPD is not positively prepared
The DPD is not justified
The DPD is not effective
The DPD is not consistent with national policy
1.5 Please give details of why you consider the DPD is not legally compliant or is unsound or fails to comply with the Duty to Cooperate. Please be as precise as possible.
If you wish to support the legal compliance or soundness of the DPD or its compliance with the Duty to Cooperate, please also use this box to set out your comments.
Thank you for giving Persimmon Homes the opportunity to comment on the Arnside & Silverdale AONB DPD. Persimmon is one of the largest house builders nationally. This reflects the growing demand for more to meet the variety of need that is prevalent in all locations, urban and rural.
Our representations will consider the impact of the DPD on Arnside, specifically as this is where Persimmon's interests lie. As demonstrated in previous consultation, Persimmon has land holdings in Arnside. Persimmon's view is that these sites can be delivered for housing, meet unmet need, and the Arnside & Silverdale AONB Should be amended to support this.
As an overarching principle, there is little recognition within the DPD on the actual need for development in the AONB. Little support if given for new development that are thoughtful and fit with the landscape. The DPD needs to recognise that there are social and economic needs that need to be addressed and that this can be done while protecting the special qualities of the AONB. The DPD needs to be pro-active and actively manage land use and development rather than allocate a very small proportion of housing that will contribute to a continually growing affordability problem.
Policy AS03 - Housing Provision
Persimmon Homes supports the need for affordable housing, however this policy requires that proposals for new housing development will be supported where they deliver no less than 50% affordable housing. It goes on to state that only where this is demonstrably unachievable will a lower percentage be acceptable. Introducing the need for 50% affordable housing within the AONB would make development unviable. We recommend that this figure is lowered to 25-30% affordable contribution in line with affordable housing policies from local planning authorities.
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