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Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options
H/CB: Self and custom build homes
Representation ID: 59797
Received: 13/12/2021
Respondent: Leaper Land Promotion
Agent: Rural Solutions
Leaper Land Promotion wishes to object to the Local Plan as it relates to self and custom build housing. The policy approach seems to reflect the policy in the adopted South Cambridgeshire Local Plan.
Published data would seem to suggest that 479 people have been added to the register from 31/10/17 with no permissions granted during that period.
On that basis the existing policy in South Cambridgeshire appears, demonstrably, to be not working. A policy approach which replicates one which is not currently working is inappropriate and unsustainable.
An alternative policy approach which promotes bespoke developer-led self and custom build housing needs to be created in order to ensure that self and custom build housing need in the area is met. This should include a supportive policy for small and medium housing sites which are wholly self and custom build and can help to meet demand in a targeted way.
Leaper Land Promotion wishes to object to the Local Plan as it relates to supporting the delivery of self and custom build housing. The policy approach to Custom and Self Build Housing in the draft Local Plan seems to reflect the policy in the adopted South Cambridgeshire Local Plan, by supporting self and custom build housing only on sites of 20 or more houses.
Information on Custom/Self Build Demand and Supply within South Cambridgeshire is shown at:
https://www.scambs.gov.uk/housing/housing-development-policy-and-strategy/selfbuild/#Cambs-data
The relevant table from that page is copied below. This would seem to suggest that 479 people have been added to the register from 31/10/17 with no permissions granted during that period.
On that basis the existing policy in South Cambridgeshire appears, demonstrably, to be not working. Leaper Land Promotion therefore believes that a policy approach which replicates one which is not currently working is inappropriate and unsustainable.
An alternative policy approach which promotes bespoke developer-led self and custom build housing needs to be created in order to ensure that self and custom build housing need in the area is met. This should include a supportive policy for small and medium housing sites which are wholly self and custom build and can help to meet demand in a targeted way.
