Paragraph 71
provides detail on what entry level sites should be. As well as
being on land not currently allocated for housing, these sites
should “be adjacent to existing settlements”. Such sites should
also be proportionate in size to the settlement they are
adjacent to.
This is clarified
by footnote 33 which states: “sites should not be larger than
one hectare in size or exceed 5% of the size of the existing
settlement.”
However, the
wording of this aspect of the policy is somewhat open to
interpretation – it can be taken to mean the smaller of the two
(5% but capped at 1ha) or the larger of the two (1ha but up to 5
% if this is more).
Is anyone aware
of any clarification of this?
