Proposed Housing and Mixed-Use Site Allocations

Support

Representation ID: 4295

Received: 28/08/2025

Respondent: David Wilson Homes East Midlands

Agent: Fisher German

Fully supports the proposed allocation of the land fronting Bourne Road and Swinstead Road, and the proposed delivery of circa 293 units.

This allocation has latent ability to provide housing in the first 5-year period, despite the Council’s assessment of the site suggesting deliverability is in the longer term (5-10 years)

Generally supports the proposed site-specific criteria.

Comment

Representation ID: 4453

Received: 27/08/2025

Respondent: David Wilson Homes East Midlands

Agent: Savills

Local Housing Need – Standard Method quoted is not considered correct. SKDC’s approach to meeting housing needs fails to make the distinction between the Standard Method setting out a baseline need position (i.e. not the complete housing requirement), and the housing requirement which includes additional uplifts for reasons such as economic growth, affordable housing need or cross boundary requirements for example, as set out in the Planning Practice Guidance (PPG)3

Buffer - To achieve this buffer and meet the ‘housing requirement’ identifed a number of additional sites have been allocated and there have been amendments to site capacities.

Plan period - do not consider it has been extended sufficiently.

Settlement Hierarchy – support Harlaxton being maintained as a Larger Village.

Housing Density Study - Consider that density should be agreed on a site by site basis rather than a blanket figure, which fails to take account of prevailing character and density of existing development. In the next draft density policy, it is considered that the wording ‘on a site by site basis’ should be included and using a range should be considered such as ‘approximately 30-40 dwellings, to be agreed on a site by site basis’.

Comment

Representation ID: 4454

Received: 27/08/2025

Respondent: David Wilson Homes East Midlands

Agent: Savills

Due to the incorrect SM being used and lack of evidence regarding the amendments to the site capacities and densities, it is considered that further sites should be allocated to ensure the housing requirement can be met.

DWH’s land to the West of Swinehill, Harlaxton offers a sustainable residential development opportunity that should be considered.

The Draft Site Assessment Report 2025 lacks evidence to justify the conclusions in line with paragraph 36 of the NPPF.