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Representation ID: 168570

Received: 14/10/2019

Respondent: Bidwells

Waterbeach New Town

It is questionable whether this permission should be taken into consideration given that it was achieved almost five months after the base date, although it is acknowledged that the site would already be part of the land supply by virtue of its allocation.

It is understood that a reserved matters application for the first phase is likely to be submitted imminently, which could reasonably be approved by the end of the 2019/20 financial year. Therefore, it is realistic to assume that there will be some completions in 2021/22; for ease it is assumed that this is 30dpa, the equivalent of one sales outlet operating for six months.
It is unrealistic to assume that two sales outlets would be operating by year-two and four by year-three. This would require considerable infrastructure to be implemented. Also, whilst it is plausible that have already agreed terms with one housebuilder, it is unlikely that agreements with others have yet progressed.
It is realistic to assume that a second sales outlet could be achievable in 2020/23 with a third in 2023/24. There is a realistic prospect that 390 dwellings are deliverable on this site within the five-year period.