Call for Potential Housing Sites in Great Addington Parish

Great Addington Parish Council is working with the community to create a Neighbourhood Plan. A steering group made up of residents living in the parish was formed to ensure the process is transparent and has the support of residents. A number of events have been organised by this group over the past 18 months to keep the residents informed about the purpose of the plan and the progress being made. 

As part of the process the steering group are considering what the housing needs might be over the plan period (which runs until at least 2031) and where any new housing could be placed within the parish. 

A community survey was recently delivered to all residents and we received 103 responses.  (The results can be viewed at a public event in the Memorial Hall on 23 September 2023, and subsequently the full data will be published on the Great Addington Parish Council website www.greataddingtonpc.co.uk .)  

The responses show that the majority feel the Neighbourhood Plan should allow for some development, with a focus on 2/3-bedroom homes. It follows that the neighbourhood plan may need to allocate site(s) to meet these housing requirements until at least 2031. 

New housing can be an emotive subject for any parish. By going through a fair and transparent housing site assessment process, the Council aims to deliver an evidence-based, robust and sustainable Neighbourhood Plan for Great Addington Parish. 

We are now asking for potential sites to be put forward. These will be subject to an objective site assessment process. All sites must be ‘deliverable’ over the plan period, i.e. to 2031. At the end of the process, the council may or may not decide to allocate housing site(s) in the neighbourhood plan. 

If you are a landowner or developer and would like your site to be considered, or want to ask any questions, please email clerk@greataddingtonparishcouncil.gov.uk before 30 September.