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Hastings Local Development Framework - Core Strategy Informal Consultaton 27 June - 8 August 2011
Representation ID: 1816
Received: 27/07/2011
Representation Summary:
Hastings TTWA has a JobsDensity of .70 (for every 100 working age people, there are 70 jobs) The proposed additional employment land in the strategy wont provide work for an additional 3,418 households, let alone enable Hastings to close the gap with England in terms of JobsDensity and worklessness. Housing demand is low in Hastings, with houseprices lowest in the region, and vacant housing rates(4.7%) above the national average(3.3%). I propose an alternative housebuilding strategy: for every two notional jobs created (through expansion of employment sites) one housing unit is built,with all large sites earmarked for employment rather than housing.