Contrary to the requirements of the NPPF (para 15), the “Vision” fails to identify
the provision of housing as in important component of the Plan (para 3.1) and
does not set out how much development should be provided for. This is a central
component of the Plan as a determinative matter for the spatial strategy. In not
expressing the amount of development that is to be delivered, the Plan also fails
to be positively prepared to provide a suitable framework for addressing housing
needs. The “Vision” must be amended at para 3.1 to reference housing and the
supporting text amended to include a commitment to the delivery of 28,500 new
homes.