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

This is to register my objection to the North Herts District Council Local Plan's proposed development of 2,100 homes East of Luton.

These proposed homes are required solely to meet an unmet need from Luton of 9,300 homes, a figure calculated in 2017 (as argued in ED224). It has been shown by diligent and forensic work - carried out, documented and reported to the Plan Inspector by members of the local community - that these houses are no longer needed. Specifically:
• Luton Borough Council's house building has been much higher than its 2017 forecast.
• The updated assessed needs are now lower, with any unmet need now reduced to approximately 2,000 houses.
• Central Bedfordshire has been designated, and agreed, as the 'best fit' neighbour to whom Luton BC should turn first for any residual Luton need. To this end, Luton's unmet needs have already been more than covered by Central Beds, with many houses already being built.
• Luton BC itself has failed to require adequate family housing from developers. This is not an 'unmet need' which NHDC has any obligation to remedy.
Beyond the practical and incontrovertible facts above, a further crucial point to emphasise is that the proposed houses would be sited on extremely valuable Green Belt land. In light of the circumstances stated above, no exceptional circumstances exist to justify the desecration of this Green Belt land.

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