Comment

Representation ID: 1449

Received: 04/06/2008

My client has raised concerns about the lack of acknowledgement of the housing needs of elderly people in the Core Strategy. The document begins on high note on page 19 in which it states 'by 2026 it is forecast that there will be a large growth in the proportion of older people etc'. This is further emphasised on page 21 under the heading Issues, Problems & challenges. The Council have therefore set out their concerns about housing needs for the elderly; however, they have not taken this further.
In paragraph 3.7, the Core Strategy sets out the main challenges in the area of housing. After the Council's promising introduction, it has failed to take thier own comments on board. My client would like to stress that with the Councils own concerns in the two paragraphs mentioned, a bullet point reflecting this should be in the Housing Challenges section