Max, I see what you mean. I think they have not assumed they need Willow Way to cross subsidise Option 1 because in theory it may not need it financially (if there were developers to do it, at least) and it is very difficult to get built anyway. As an option it probably didn't need the complication of having to change the use of Willow Way from Employment to residential on top of everything else. Without changing the use I can only assume that Willow Way isn't worth very much.

However, as you say you could assume that option 1 moved some of its housing from on top to Willow Way but that would surely make 2 undeliverable sites until the economy picks up and the problem of planning on Willow Way still exists.

Would you get a better or more deliverable scheme out of it? I can't see how at the moment.