In accordance with legal requirement, the council has today published its draft East Riding Local Plan in two reports that are to be considered by the authority’s cabinet on Tuesday, 11 December. The role of the East Riding Local Plan (2) is to identify the location and amount of development that will take place in the East Riding between 2013-2029, including new homes, shops and businesses. It also identifies locations where development should not take place, for example, because of the risk from flooding, and identifies sites that are protected in order to remain as open spaces, such as allotments and playing fields. Specifically. The Draft East Riding Local Plan Proposes To: * Build 1,400 new houses each year (of which 244 should be for affordable housing) to meet the anticipated need for new homes in the East Riding. At least, 25 per cent of new housing should be built on previously developed ‘brownfield’ land. * Build most of the new housing in the larger towns that have existing services and facilities such as schools, shops and employment opportunities. * Allow for small-scale development in the villages to meet local needs and help support local services, such as village shops…
