HEDNA in the right direction??

 

With Half Term only a week away, Donna and I are getting ready for the next stage in the Local Plan following the HELAA 2020 we have been telling you about in our recent posts. To give it its full name, the Housing & Economic Land Availability Assessment identifies places that potentially could be built upon to meet our District's obligations. The next stage is the HEDNA (Housing & Economic Development Needs Assessment) which identifies how much development is needed to meet them during the life of the next Local Plan. Once we have that, the last stage is agreeing the distribution of sites - which basically means allocating numbers to specific areas - assuming developers come forward.

Donna and I appreciate the issues; this is not an easy situation. The Manhood Peninsula has very specific, unique challenges and has more AONBs, and SSSIs than anywhere else in the district; we have to be mindful of this and also the considerations of climate change, surface water and infrastructure constraints - we are, undoubtedly, vulnerable to situations we have little or no control over. The South Downs National Park covers a large percentage of the District, meaning that development is inevitably pushed down onto the coastal plains. We understand the requirement for people to have homes and are mindful that the location and type of properties needs to be appropriate and sustainable.

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As always, from all the Team, stay safe

Tim