Object

Representation ID: 3559

Received: 11/08/2021

Respondent: Brown & Co Barfords

Paragraph 3.27, page 25 sets out at 31 March 2020, 24.1% of housing supply was on small sites which
notes the importance of small sites. Paragraph 3.28 sets out the Local Plan to 2040 will not allocate small
sites. However, paragraph 68 of the NPPF 2021 sets out small and medium sized sites can make an
important contribution to meeting the housing requirement of an area and are often built-out relatively
quickly. To promote the development of a good mix of sites local planning authorities should identify,
through the development plan land to accommodate at least 10% of their housing requirement on sites no
larger than on hectare and therefore there is a requirement to allocate small sites with windfall sites in
addition.
The Local Plan should provide a range of housing sites, both small and large scale to enable flexibility and
competition in the market. Therefore, small sites should be allocated as part of the Local Plan to 2040 such
as the sites at Pertenhall as without small sites the Plan would not be consistent with national policy and
therefore cannot be deemed sound as set out in paragraph 35 of the NPPF 2021.