Policy HS5:
The policy is objected to. This is because the imposition of an arbitrary and onerous 50% requirement in Item a) of the policy is inappropriate. The Council must be able to demonstrate a specific need for a 50% provision in its evidence-base before it seeks to impose this requirement on all major developments. Further the word 'major' is not defined and needs clarification - i.e. what constitutes a major site? In addition, the Council needs to demonstrate how it has taken the viability implications of this policy on developers into account, alongside other policies.