Housing Development Plan Document
Under the Council's revised Local Development Scheme (LDS), the Housing DPD will not be progressed further. Its provisions will be taken forward as relevant in other DPDs, notably the Core Strategy.
LDF Issues and Options Papers were prepared for public consultation in August 2005. The four topics covered are:
- Smaller Settlements. This will give consideration to the identification of some smaller settlements as “Rural Service Centres” where limited development may be appropriate.
- Housing. This will examine the future of housing provision.
- Employment. This will consider the current distribution and level of employment land.
- Generic Development Control Policies. This covers general policies that will be used by Development Control to determine planning applications.
The official consultation period concluded on the 9th September 2005. We are currently in the process of considering all the representations we received with view to producing a full report. We will then inform everyone who sent in representations.
The document is available in two versions:
Schedules of Responses
Housing
Responses to the Housing Issues and Options questions:
- General: Responses that did not fit any of the set questions
- Question H1: We would welcome your views on the distribution of housing in the eastern sub-area. Taking into account the number of dwellings already with a planning consent, do you consider the suggested balance of provision between Bridlington, Hornsea, Withernsea and the other settlements to be right? If not what would be an appropriate alternative?
- Question H2: We would welcome your views on the distribution of housing in the northern sub-area. Taking into account the number of dwellings already with a planning consent, do you consider the suggested balance of provision between Driffield, Market Weighton, Pocklington and the smaller settlements to be right? If not what would be appropriate alternative?
- Question H3: We would welcome your views on the distribution of housing in the western sub-area. Taking into account the number of dwellings already with a planning consent, do you consider the suggested balance of provision between Goole, Howden, Snaith and the other settlements to be right? If not what would be an appropriate alternative?
- Question H4: We would welcome your views on the distribution of housing in the central sub-area. What proportion of the overall central sub area requirement should be directed to the Sub-Regional Urban Area?
- Question H5: Taking into account the number of dwellings already with a planning consent do you consider the balance of provision between Beverley, Elloughton-cum-Brough, Hedon and the other smaller settlements to be right? If not what would be an appropriate alternative?
- Question H6: Do you consider that a flexibility allowance should be added to the number of dwellings to be provided in each sub area? If so what level of flexibility should be considered? If not what would be a suitable alternative and why?
- Question H7: How should the Council consider the balance between the total amount of housing to meet local needs and support existing services and facilities against the sustainability of the settlement?
- Question H8: How can the Council assess whether or not a development will support a local service or facility?
- Question H9: Which approach to managing the release of sites do you consider is the most appropriate for the East Riding of Yorkshire?
- Question H10: Government advice expects developments to include a mix of house types. Are they any circumstances when such a mix should not be required?
- Question H11: Are there any other specialist forms of housing that should be given special consideration through the Housing DPD?
- Question H12: Do you agree with the Council's proposed approach to the consideration of local needs housing? Are there any other approaches that should be considered?
- Question H13: The Council would welcome your views on addressing this issue and an approach for identifying sites for gypsies and travellers.
- Question H14: How can the occupancy and cost of an affordable dwelling best be controlled so they are available only for those in need of such housing?
- Question H15: Are there any circumstances where these thresholds should be reduced?
- Question H16: Do you think that sites should be allocated for wholly affordable housing in rural settlements?
- Question H17: Should a minimum density be applied to all new development sites across the East Riding or should a tiered approach be developed that sets different minimum standards depending upon the location of the site?
- Question H18: Are there any circumstances under which the Council should consider permitted residential development below 30 dwellings per hectare?
Sustainability Appraisal
Responses to the Sustainability Appraisal Issues and Options paper:
- All responses (PDF 132KB)
General Comments
General comments to the Issues and Options consultation paper that were not specific to any of the chapters:
- All responses (PDF 202KB)
Housing Site Assessment Methodology
Please note that the Housing Site Assessment Methodology is in the process of being updated as part of the preparations of an Allocations DPD. The revised methodology will be used as a Sustainability Appraisal of the sites considered through the Allocations DPD. It will also be used to consider all sites - not just those proposed for housing development.
Please visit the Allocations page for more information on the revised methodology (known as the Sustainability Appraisal Site Assessment Methodology).
A methodology has been prepared to assess and compare the suitability of potential housing sites. It will be used to help identify those sites that will be allocated for residential development in the Housing DPD. If you wish to promote a site for development, it would be helpful if you could submit details of your site by answering as many of the questions in the methodology as possible. Please note that suggested sites are often referred to as 'landbids'.
The methodology will be updated on a regular basis (for example if new national planning guidance is published). If you have any comments on this document or believe that it should be updated in any way please email your comments to
stephen.hunt@eastriding.gov.uk
Housing Site Assessment Methodology (May 2007) (2.8mb PDF)
Interactive Housing Site Assessment Methodology (Interactive Web Version)
A draft version of the methodology was published for consultation in June 2006. The following responses were received:
- General Comments(PDF 237kb)
- Introduction (PDF 71kb)
- Question 1 (PDF 101kb)
- Question 2 (PDF 140kb)
- General Questions 1 - 2 (PDF 96kb)
- Question 3 (PDF 140kb)
- Question 4 (PDF 92kb)
- Question 5 (PDF 88kb)
- General Questions 3 - 5 (PDF 61kb)
- General Stage 1 (PDF 42kb)
- Question 6 (PDF 85kb)
- Question 7 (PDF 88kb)
- General Questions 6 - 7 (PDF 46kb)
- Question 8 (PDF 90kb)
- Question 9 (PDF 97kb)
- General Questions 8 - 9 (PDF 41kb)
- Question 10 (PDF 91kb)
- Question 11 (PDF 71kb)
- Question 12 (PDF 79kb)
- Question 13 (PDF 60kb)
- Question 14 (PDF 57kb)
- Question 15 (PDF 50kb)
- General Questions 11 - 15 (PDF 41kb)
- Question 16 (PDF 101kb)
- Question 17 (PDF 85kb)
- General Questions 16 - 17 (PDF 64kb)
- Question 18 (PDF 85kb)
- Question 19 (PDF 68kb)
- Question 20 (PDF 77kb)
- Question 21 (PDF 55kb)
- General Questions 18 - 21 (PDF 49kb)
- Question 22 (PDF 61kb)
- Question 23 (PDF 64kb)
- General Stage 2 (PDF 42kb)
- Question 24 (PDF 58kb)
- Question 25 (PDF 60kb)
- General Stage 3 (PDF 68kb)
Draft Housing Site Selection Methodology (June 2006) (PDF 893 kb)
Interactive Draft Housing Site Selection Methodology (June 2006) (Interactive Web Version)
