Newsletter March 2020

Newsletter March 2020

Housing

We had 108 survey forms submitted in response to the distribution of the Housing Needs Survey on the 11th January. The information was independently analysed and the report and its conclusions are available in the Evidence Section of this website.  One of the main conclusions is that there is a requirement for a small number of affordable houses (rented or shared purchase) and open market one, two or three bedroom houses.

We are very grateful for the support of residents in submitting the forms and also for those who attended the drop-in meetings on the 25th January.

This survey together with the independent Housing Needs Assessment (HNA) and the Residents Survey undertaken in 2017 now gives the Mackplan Team a strong evidence base of local housing requirements to put forward proposals in the draft Neighbourhood Plan. The HNA report and the Residents Survey summary can also be viewed in the Evidence Section.

Call for Sites

The next stage in the drafting of the Neighbourhood Plan is the identification of sites which might be considered suitable for housing development. So the Mackplan Team have issued a Call for Sites in which landowners and developers are invited to submit sites which they would like to be considered for future housing development.  This Call for Sites and its supporting guidance can be found in the Possible Development Sites section of this website.  The deadline for the submission of completed forms is 4pm on Monday 20th April 2020.

It is important to be clear that submitting land for consideration does not mean that it will be allocated in the Neighbourhood Plan or mean it is more likely to gain planning permission. All sites will be discussed  with the Parish Council and WDBC and then reviewed at a meeting of local residents prior to an eventual referendum on the whole Neighbourhood Plan.

If you wish to contact the Mackplan Team then please email us at:

                        MACKPLAN2019@gmail.com

Mackplan Admin

0 0 votes
Article Rating
Subscribe
Notify of
guest
0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
0
Would love your thoughts, please comment.x
()
x