Comment
Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options
Representation ID: 60151
Received: 10/12/2021
Respondent: Home Builders Federation
The HBF has concerns that the viability assessment has underestimated some of the costs in relation to polices and land values. Given that affordable housing is the principal cost placed on development through local plans it will therefore be necessary to reconsider this policy through an updated viability assessment. It may be necessary to reduce the affordable housing requirement on some development typologies in order to ensure the local plan is consistent with paragraph 58 of the NPPF which states that decision makers should be able to assume that applications that comply with all policies are viable.
The HBF has concerns that the viability assessment has underestimated some of the costs in relation to polices and land values. Given that affordable housing is the principal cost placed on development through local plans it will therefore be necessary to reconsider this policy through an updated viability assessment. It may be necessary to reduce the affordable housing requirement on some development typologies in order to ensure the local plan is consistent with paragraph 58 of the NPPF which states that decision makers should be able to assume that applications that comply with all policies are viable.