Letters: Too many developers promise so much but deliver so little

SIR – I, like many other local residents in Pennington, was unimpressed by the comments made by Cicero director Jason Lewis where he discussed his plans for more than 100 homes on Special Site 6 of the Local Plan, on land to the east of Lower Pennington Lane.

I was surprised at his estimate of “up to 50% affordable housing” at the site and how he thought this was somehow impressive.

I opposed the inclusion of Special Site 6 in the Local Plan because I have seen too many developers like Cicero promise so much and deliver so little when it comes to affordable housing.

This developer isn’t even offering so much. They are actively telling us they will not deliver more than half of the homes to be affordable. Fifty per cent should be the minimum.

I don’t want to see our green spaces concreted over just so a developer can make a pretty packet selling grossly overpriced houses to people who can afford it.

I hope the inspectors reject Cicero’s plans for the site.

Cllr Jack Davies, Liberal Democrat district councillor for Pennington