Further Proposed Modifications to the North Hertfordshire Local Plan 2011- 2031

We object to the EOL plans, the Evidence Document, ED224 from NHDC is based on out of date information concerning Luton,s unmet housing needs. Luton's Local Plan was adopted in 2017, included a Policy LLP40 to review it's Local Plan, Luton has confirmed this March this review is at an early stage and no exact date as to when it will be finished. It is at least two years late. Local Residents have carried out a review of publicly available information on Luton,s house building programme and housing requirements. The conclusion with fully supported Evidence is as follows,
due to significantly increased grants of planning permissions and public announcements, Luton will be building around 14,700 houses through to 2031. Compared to the 8500 stated in LBC Local Plan, these are on brownfield sites,
an updated analysis of Luton,s housing needs carried out by Opinion Research Services in August 2020 at the request of NHDC Inspector showed that the previous housing requirement of 17,800 through to 2031 would now be reduced to 16,700,
these two facts mean the unmet housing need from Luton drops to about 2,000 (16,700 - 14,700), compared to 9,300 in the Luton Local Plan,
the Luton Inspector - when passing the Luton Local Plan in 2017, stated the 'best fit' for any unmet housing needs was Central Bedfordshire which has committed to provide 7,350 dwellings. In fact, it has allocated 20 sites with a capacity of at least 8,850 dwellings from which to provide that help to Luton's unmet housing needs. Hundreds those houses have already been built or are under construction.
had Luton already carried out it's review, these figures would already come to light formally. This means NHDC does not need to allow the East of Luton development.
all of this is known to NHDC and yet it signed a Statement of Common Ground in December with Luton, Blood Homes and The Crown Estate, still using the out of date figure to justify it's plans for the EOL development. Central Bedfordshire Council the most important Local Authority was not involved with this Statement.
Furthermore, there is no evidence that NHDC officials or it's Councillors have carried out due diligence on Luton's housing figures. This is extremely concerning but we believe our investigation has identified the true and accurate facts.
So we most strongly object to the plan to build 2,100 houses to the East of Luton for these reasons.