Comment

Representation ID: 168664

Received: 14/04/2021

Respondent: South Cambridgeshire District Council

Policy WAT 21 Housing Mix

The housing mix of a new town of approximately 8,000-9,000 dwellings cannot sensibly be determined by the household characteristics of a much smaller existing village of 2,070 dwellings. The new town is intended to address local and sub-regional needs over a number of decades and the second bullet point of the policy which requires 40% of market homes and a majority of affordable homes to comprise 1 or 2 bedroom homes is considered to be too rigid and inflexible in respect of both the market and affordable housing mix and should be deleted. Needs and demand can change over time and can be influenced by external factors such as the ‘bedroom tax’ which could potentially change in the future. The proposed policy approach is not considered to be in general conformity with Local Plan policy H/9 Housing Mix.