1. Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan – Housing figures
Forecast household increase 2014 – 2034
South Hams 2,700
West Devon 4,000
Plymouth ,000
Total ,700
Source: Devon County Council
Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan – Housing figures

2. Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan – Housing figures
Adjusting for vacancy and “market uplift”
Households Dwellings Increase
South Hams 2,700 3,924 1,224
West Devon 4,000 5,162 1,162
Plymouth , ,217 2,217
Total , ,303 4,603
NB. 600 of this dwelling need is in the Dartmoor National Park parts
of the South Hams and West Devon. It has been agreed that 600 dwellings
will be provided in the DNP local plan reducing the SH and WD figures by
300 each.
Source, table 7 Housing Topic Paper Feb 2017

3. Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan – Housing figures
Balancing supply and demand (calculated by JLP)
Supply Demand Balance
South Hams PA 5, ,624 1,908
West Devon PA 3, , ,375
Plymouth PA ,789 18,217 2,572
Total ,808 26,703 3,105

4. Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan – Housing figures
The JLP solution to this imbalance is to take 1,700 of West Devon demand and put 800 into the Plymouth PA and 900 into the South Hams PA
Modified
Supply demand Balance
South Hams PA 5,532 4,524 1,008
West Devon PA 3,487 3,
Plymouth PA 20, ,017 1,772
Total , ,703 3,105

5. Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan – Housing figures
A different calculation, without the extra second homes and with no “market uplift”.
Supply Demand Balance
South Hams PA 5, ,500 3,032
West Devon PA 3, ,
Plymouth PA 20, ,600 4,189
Total , ,950 6,858

7. The Joint Local Plan Strategy and site allocations in Modbury
Strategic Objective SO6 – prosperity and sustainability
2. Enabling bottom-up planning processes in local communities by supporting…neighbourhood plans
6. Helping to reduce the need to travel and provide more sustainable…options
8. Preserving and enhancing the beauty of the…countryside, protecting (it) from inappropriate development and maximising our environmental assets

8. The Joint Local Plan Strategy and site allocations in Modbury
Strategic Objective SO10 – maintaining a beautiful and thriving countryside
2. Protecting and managing the landscape
3. Contributing to carbon reduction measures by reducing the need to travel
6. Strengthening the links between rural settlements and the surrounding landscapes

9. The Joint Local Plan Strategy and site allocations in Modbury
Strategic Objective SO11 – high quality development
4. Provides high quality places which create a positive legacy for future generations and properly responds to the historic environment…to deliver high quality development and sustainable communities
6. Responds positively to the challenges of climate change, reducing carbon emissions and creating more resilient communities

10. The Joint Local Plan Policies and site allocations in Modbury
Location of new housing will be where it enhances or maintains the vitality of rural communities (TTV2)
Development will respect the character of the countryside (TTV2)
Development adjoining or very near to an existing settlement will be supported where it meets the essential, small scale local development needs of the community and provides a sustainable solution (TTV31)
Avoid the best and most versatile agricultural land (TTV31)
Development (should) support good residential amenity, accessibility and…their wider health impacts (DEV1)
Housing developments should be designed to be integrated with the adjacent developments and not appear to be an unrelated addition to the rest of the
town… with good pedestrian, cycling and public transport connectivity to
existing developed areas…and local services (DEV10)

11. The Joint Local Plan Policies and site allocations in Modbury
Ensuring housing is built…in locations that relate well to existing communities (DEV10)
(Development should provide) improved walking, cycling and public transport links in and around the town centre (DEV17)
(Development should have) proper regard to the pattern of local developments and the wider development context and surroundings in terms of…siting, layout…visual impact, views, scale, massing…historic value and character… (DEV20)
(Good development) is also about the spaces within which the development sits, the quality of the relationships between the development and surrounding areas… (DEV20)
Be located and designed to respect scenic quality and maintain an area’s distinctive sense of place and reinforce local distinctiveness (DEV24)
Ensure that…the development meets the need for walking, cycling and public transport connectivity…alongside place-shaping objectives (DEV31)

12. The Joint Local Plan Policies and site allocations in Modbury
Locate new homes in locations that can enable more walking, cycling and public transport access to local services and amenities (DEV31)
Low carbon solutions are required to address climate change concerns (DEV31)
The more strategic approach to neighbourhood plans advocated elsewhere in the plan is one of the tools we can use to achieve greater personal and community engagement (DEV31)