Object
Greater Cambridge Housing Trajectory and Five Year Housing Land Supply - Main Document
Representation ID: 168387
Received: 14/10/2019
Respondent: Endurance Estates
Agent: Carter Jonas
It is considered that the Councils' five year housing land supply position is marginal. This concern is compounded by the fact that the Councils' spatial strategy is highly reliant on large scale urban extension and new settlements yet it is well-documented that such sites are slow to deliver housing.
The Councils' have been overly optimistic in the assumptions that they have made regarding delivery rates at a number of sites. The Councils' own documentation confirms that the predictions that they have made in the past have been incorrect.
The reasons set out for actual delays or potential delays are numerous and the information published does not provide any commentary on how the Councils would respond if these lead to the delay of completions.
We have calculated the Councils' five year housing land supply position and separately or jointly, the Councils are not able to demonstrate a five year housing land supply of deliverable sites in accordance with the requirements of the NPPF.
The information contained within the uploaded Housing Land Supply Assessment makes clear that the Councils', whether considered separately or jointly, are not able to demonstrate a five year housing land supply of deliverable sites in accordance with the requirements of the NPPF.