Comment
Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options
Representation ID: 58729
Received: 13/12/2021
Respondent: The Church Commissioners for England
Agent: Deloitte LLP
As was highlighted in the response to the Plan’s emerging vision and aims, the Church Commissioners for England consider that the Councils could be more aspirational in relation to the number of homes to be delivered within the Plan period. Whilst paragraph 16(b) of the NPPF calls for strategic policies within Plans to be “aspirational”, the aim contained at page 258 is to simply, “plan for enough housing to meet our needs”. As previously stated within this representation, the Commissioners suggest that the aim is updated to read “…for enough housing to meet our needs, as a minimum”.
Section 3.6 of the First Proposals relates to ‘Homes’ policies. It is noted that the Councils’ aim, as stated at page 258 of the First Proposals document, it to “plan for enough housing to meet our needs, including significant quantities of housing that is affordable”. As was highlighted in the response to the Plan’s emerging vision and aims, the Church Commissioners for England consider that the Councils could be more aspirational in relation to the number of homes to be delivered within the Plan period. Whilst paragraph 16(b) of the NPPF calls for strategic policies within Plans to be “aspirational”, the aim contained at page 258 is to simply, “plan for enough housing to meet our needs”. As previously stated within this representation, the Commissioners suggest that the aim is updated to read “…for enough housing to meet our needs, as a minimum”.