Further consultation on housing distribution
Suffolk Coastal’s Cabinet agreed in
July 2009 to consult with the community about the updated
housing distribution contained in the latest version of the
Local Development Framework’s (LDF) Core Strategy.
Following the
Core Strategy Preferred Options public
consultation earlier in the year, and also taking account of the
changing economic circumstances, the updated Core Strategy
proposed to the LDF Task Group and then recommended by it to
Cabinet involved a significant change in the distribution of
housing, most notably in Felixstowe and Martlesham.
We wanted to give everyone the opportunity to understand and
comment upon the changes to the distribution of housing so we
consulted with the public from 23 September 2009 until 18
November 2009.
The consultation was very focused, concentrating on the updated
housing distribution, and:
- whether or not people thought that the reasons behind the
changes are justified;
- if they thought the broad strategy, which has achieved a large
measure of agreement, will be better met as a result of these
changes.
What happened next?
Following the housing distribution consultation the Core
Strategy document (now called the Core Strategy and Development
Management Policies) was updated and then
examined at special meetings of the Council's
Community, Customers and Partners Scrutiny Committee and
Cabinet.
On Thursday 18 March 2010 the Core Strategy and Development
Management Policies were approved at a special meeting of Full
Council which also agreed to adopt the policies presented as
interim planning policy until final, formal
adoption sometime during 2011.
Updated housing distribution in brief
The number of new homes required in the district by 2025 remains
at 7,710. There are already outstanding planning permissions for
1,780 of those and another 1,850 are expected to be accommodated
within existing built-up areas, or areas already identified in the
existing Local Plan. The remaining 4,080 will require new
areas of land to be allocated.
It is proposed that 2,000 new homes be allocated for Martlesham,
that Felixstowe and the Trimleys will be phased, with the first new
homes restricted to previously developed land and, if necessary,
one small-scale greenfield site. This would mean an average of 160
homes in Martlesham and 350 homes across the rest of the district
being built on new sites every year. Full details of the updated
housing distribution can be found in the documents below:
The housing distribution document should be read in conjunction
with the documents below and relevant documents in the
LDF evidence base.
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