We submit that Appendix H2 of the Core Strategy is unjustified. The housing trajectory is far too optimistic and overly reliant on 'fictitious figures' from the Annual Monitoring Report. We submit that the rate of housing delivery will fall considerably short of the annual estimates provided, particularly for the next five to ten years. The timescales required to deliver the proposed redevelopment of the four major employment sites are likely to be considerably greater then estimated in the Core Strategy.

Supporting document received Council ref AE23.

The table provided at appendix H2 of the Core Strategy should make it clear that the 'projected annual completions' are based on 'fictitious figures' drawn from the Annual Monitoring Report. Text should be introduced within the Core Strategy to make clear that the Council will adopt a flexible approach to ensure that housing requirements are achieved.