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Issues and Options Document
How do we sustainably meet our need for market and affordable homes, and homes for older people and adults with disabilities over the next 20 years?
Representation ID: 35071
Received: 02/03/2018
Respondent: Rayleigh Town Council
Surely the district council's responsibility is restricted to ensuring that sufficient land is available for development and that there are no unreasonable planning hurdles put in the way of developers. The net completions graph shows that the actual number of houses built depends on the overall state of the economy and the economics of the housing market. The district council has no control over either of these. Central government has only minor influence, even if they think otherwise.
Surely the district council's responsibility is restricted to ensuring that sufficient land is available for development and that there are no unreasonable planning hurdles put in the way of developers. The net completions graph shows that the actual number of houses built depends on the overall state of the economy and the economics of the housing market. The district council has no control over either of these. Central government has only minor influence, even if they think otherwise.
Comment
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A. Seek to provide as much of the district's housing need within our area, as far as possible, given environmental and other constraints.
Representation ID: 35072
Received: 02/03/2018
Respondent: Rayleigh Town Council
Option: A Option C sounds like a good idea but will not work. If you are thinking of the children of existing residents then in many cases those children who would like to buy a home here will not currently be residents here. They may be renting elsewhere (in my case in South Woodham Ferrers and the Isle of Man). You would have to come up with a definition of something like a "right to residence" rather than "resident". The whole concept is fraught with difficulties.
Option: A Option C sounds like a good idea but will not work. If you are thinking of the children of existing residents then in many cases those children who would like to buy a home here will not currently be residents here. They may be renting elsewhere (in my case in South Woodham Ferrers and the Isle of Man). You would have to come up with a definition of something like a "right to residence" rather than "resident". The whole concept is fraught with difficulties.
Comment
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A. Continue the current approach to applications for specialist homes - on an ad hoc basis as applications are received based on available evidence
Representation ID: 35073
Received: 02/03/2018
Respondent: Rayleigh Town Council
Option: A
If there is a particular requirement for providing additional assistance for certain sectors of the population then try persuading central government to allow you to increase the rates paid by everybody already in the district and put that money away, securely, in a fund earmarked for that purpose.
Option: A
If there is a particular requirement for providing additional assistance for certain sectors of the population then try persuading central government to allow you to increase the rates paid by everybody already in the district and put that money away, securely, in a fund earmarked for that purpose.
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A. Continue the current approach to applications for care homes on an ad hoc basis as applications are received based on available evidence
Representation ID: 35074
Received: 02/03/2018
Respondent: Rayleigh Town Council
Option A
Option A
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How do we plan for and facilitate the delivery of our need for new homes over the next 20 years within the district?
Representation ID: 35075
Received: 02/03/2018
Respondent: Rayleigh Town Council
Option: E All of the other options are just short-term tinkering.
Option: E All of the other options are just short-term tinkering.
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How do we plan for and deliver a good mix of homes in the future? What types, sizes and tenures are needed?
Representation ID: 35076
Received: 02/03/2018
Respondent: Rayleigh Town Council
Option: A (The policy on affordable housing in conjunction with market forces takes care of this.) Option E is also worth considering but will only be viable if option E has been chosen in SP1.3.
I do not agree with the statement "This approach would therefore not be appropriate." in Option I. What justifies the "therefore"? It would be sensible to adopt option I and not have a specific policy. If you want to build bungalows you will probably have to accept a lower density than the current minimum, if you want to have an area of affordable housing then a good way to keep the costs down is to go for a higher density. Not to have a specific policy does not mean that there is no policy at all. Why constrain yourselves unnecessarily?
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B. Retain the current allocated site (Allocations Plan policy GT1)
Representation ID: 35077
Received: 02/03/2018
Respondent: Rayleigh Town Council
Option B
Option B
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B. Amend the existing policy to strengthen criteria
Representation ID: 35078
Received: 02/03/2018
Respondent: Rayleigh Town Council
Option B
Option B
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B. Update the current employment growth policy to include reference to broadband
Representation ID: 35079
Received: 02/03/2018
Respondent: Rayleigh Town Council
Option B
Option B
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C. Update the current employment growth policy to further support new businesses at each stage of their lifecycle - in particular to reflect the need for grow-on space
Representation ID: 35080
Received: 02/03/2018
Respondent: Rayleigh Town Council
Option c
Option c
