Comment
Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options
Representation ID: 57601
Received: 10/12/2021
Respondent: Mr Richard Pargeter
There is no indication of the amount of housing which will be required to be suitable for wheelchair users, either locally or overall within the Greater Cambridge area. While I accept that “…those in need of specialist housing are not a homogenous group and the policy will need to support a broad range of specialist housing reflecting LOCAL needs” (my emphasis), the amount of accommodation required over the whole area should be guided by available information on the population of wheelchair bound people. Sufficient housing stock should be provided to allow these people a choice of where to live.
There is no indication of the amount of housing which will be required to be suitable for wheelchair users, either locally or overall within the Greater Cambridge area. While I accept that “…those in need of specialist housing are not a homogenous group and the policy will need to support a broad range of specialist housing reflecting LOCAL needs” (my emphasis), the amount of accommodation required over the whole area should be guided by available information on the population of wheelchair bound people. Sufficient housing stock should be provided to allow these people a choice of where to live.