Summary of Comments on Local Plan Review Issues Papers Summary of Comments on Local Plan Review Issues Papers GEN General Comments Contributor Summary of Comments 4 Government Office For The East Midl[.]
Summary of Comments on Local Plan Review Issues Papers GEN General Comments Contributor Summary of Comments Government Office For The East Midlands The plan period - the base date of the LDD should either be the same as the emerging structure plan or 2001 to enable the LDD proposals to be assessed against proposals in the structure plan The requirement emerging from the new system is that LDDs should provide for 10 years potential supply of housing from the anticipated date of adoption GOEM wishes to see draft Local development Scheme by end of 2003 Improving consultation and engagement with the local community are essential elements of the new system It is for the Council to set its own principles and methods of consultation within the SCI Advice on content provided 16 Northamptonshire County Council In the light of the proposed changes to the planning system it is unclear why a local plan review and not a local development document is proposed According to the timetable the Initial Deposit is scheduled for September 2004, after the commencement of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act There is no reference to the need for a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) in the Issues Papers 140 Partnership Officer South Leicestershire Primary Care Trust What will the actual links between the local plan and the community strategy be? Not aware that the LSP has been consulted on the local plan to date Need to avoid consultation fatigue - LSP will shortly be consulting on the draft Community Strategy Health priorities are high on the Central Government agenda Cross-departmental actions are being introduced to tackle the root causes of poor health There is an opportunity to look at new ways of working through the LSP and the local plan which will impact on the root causes of health inequalities in the District Generated by HDC Local Plans using Uniform Local Plans Module of 272 More could be done to highlight health in each Issues Paper Would like to see a co-ordinated approach to the implementation of health impact assessments included in the new local plan for major developments, paid for by the developer and co-ordinated through the LSP 149 Manager Harborough Improvement Team Professionals drawing up the plan are detached from the commitment of living within the community and often have a dispassionate view of the needs of the community Issues Papers not seem to take into account education, health and policing Local Plan will have major implications for education (non-statutory adult and community education), leisure (theatres, cinema, open space, carnivals, festivals), police, youth and leisure services In terms of education, there is insufficient provision in Mkt Harborough in terms of adult education, especially as a result of the increased housing stock A community education facility needs to be created HDC should be at the heart of taking a proactive role in providing such a facility An acceptable site for such a facility considered to be via additional building capacity at the Farndon Road annex site of Welland Park Community Collage Local Plan should contain an intent to provide a dedicated adult and community learning centre in Mkt Harborough Similar needs in other main centres of population, Lutterworth, Broughton Astley, Billesdon and Kibworth 151 Planning And Transportation Leicestershire County Council (Planning) The Structure Plan provides the strategic planning context for any new development in the District and its policies would be expected to be reflected in the LDF 169 Great Glen Parish Plan Group The Great Glen VDS contains information pertinent to this first stage of the review of the plan It has been compiled through consultation with villagers and reflects the requirements and wishes of them It is an opportunity to make use of the VDS in the manner for which it has been compiled 189 Andrew Granger And Co In line with the County Structure Plan, as many houses as possible should be located within Central Leicestershire Policy Area e.g land between old A6 and new by-pass also sites available within Kibworth Also make land available in villages which have services already Generated by HDC Local Plans using Uniform Local Plans Module of 272 Take into account knock on effect of Milton Keynes study Consider employment allocations for housing Locate affordable housing where there is public transport i.e not villages 193 The Countryside Agency Recommend that the new plan be progressed by following the 'quality of life criteria' methodology prepared by the Countryside Agency, English Heritage and English Nature 221 Foxton Society Important for the Council to realise that 'participation' involves members of the public in a great deal of unpaid work The Council needs clear and unambivalent policies and attitudes to avoid generating public ill will 298 Leicestershire Constabulary Generally supportive of Issues Papers, but only one small reference has been made to the need to address issues of crime and disorder The need to take into account community safety issues and the fear of crime and the effects that development or changes to the environment have on the incidence of crime and anti-social behaviour should be fundamental to all types of development and to all stages of the planning process 306 Mrs Hampson Concerned that the Issues Paper responses are likely to be skewed in the interests of developers and landowners Responses from Parish Councils, whilst representing the views of many people only count as one response Developers and landowners have a vested interest in responding in depth and number and have obtained professional help to so 309 Mr & Mrs Darby Objections to any proposed development on land North of the Ridgeway in Market Harborough This open space should be protected for the following reasons: - There is already a traffic congestion problem on the Ridgeway, especially at peak times due to the school traffic and any further traffic caused by development would be unwelcome - Separation area- this area is important in order to prevent encroachment onto the ridgeline Development would be intrusive and the current area acts as a physical restraint to future development - Additional pressure would be placed on the existing services and these are already over stretched - Pollution- Additional noise, light and air pollution caused by traffic and if house no 54 was destroyed this Generated by HDC Local Plans using Uniform Local Plans Module of 272 problem would be exacerbated Environment- the fields in this area are part of the natural environment and this needs to be protected for future generations 388 A Green If planning is given for housing on Stretton Road, Great Glen, what will be the effect on Gartree Road 389 East Langton Parish Council Presentation good In general, overall strategy strongly supported by the Council For East Langton to retain its distinctiveness and rural characteristics, inappropriate developments need to be resisted Economic development in activities sympathetic to the rural surroundings (e.g barn conversion to farm shop and riding stables) encouraged 391 H M Prison Service Omission of policy/allocation for new prison There is a need to identify more sites for new prisons Seeking a policy/allocation for a new prison within Harborough District 399 De Montfort University Well-written, user-friendly Issues Papers Council needs to be conscious of the timescale for the review PPG 12 clearly states that local plans should offer a timescale of at least 10 years from their date of prospective adoption The Council should have regard to the fact that development will continue to be required beyond the end of the plan review period, based on the distribution strategy that will inform the plan Emphasis should be on securing the most sustainable locations for development which, by virtue of their scale are capable of delivering significant social and physical infrastructure; not simply those which are likely to be implemented by 2016 Council should give careful consideration to a strategy which achieves wider objectives than the short-term scope of the plan review Settlements of a certain size will continue to provide a development resource to meet the needs of the District during the plan period and in the longer-term 402 Concerned that the Issues Paper responses are likely to be skewed in the interests of developers and Generated by HDC Local Plans using Uniform Local Plans Module of 272 Graham D Hampson landowners Responses from Parish Councils, whilst representing the views of many people only count as one response Developers and landowners have a vested interest in responding in depth and number and have obtained professional help to so Parish plans being received should have been sufficient for the Council to have first produced a local plan and then invited comment Professional planners should handle the complexities of planning objectively Local people are subjective in response to local change P01 Introduction Contributor Summary of Comments 136 Gordon Smith Associates Wishes to be kept informed of all stages of the review 151 Planning And Transportation Leicestershire County Council (Planning) No Comment 193 The Countryside Agency Welcomes acknowledgement that Parish Plans and Village Design Statements will be fed into the local plan review process 280 Development Control Surely, the current system is based on levels (not 4), the 5th being individual applications 284 Leicestershire County Council (Highways) No Comment Generated by HDC Local Plans using Uniform Local Plans Module of 272 285 Harborough District Enterprise Link Group Plan should provide coherence and strategy It should also remain flexible and reviewable 286 CPRE Parish Plans and Village Design Statements should be the basis of communities in future planning consultations Valuable open spaces should be retained 287 Bitteswell Parish Council The Structure Plan is an integral link between Regional Planning Policy and the Local Plan How is this link to be effected in light of the Government's intention to abolish Structure Plans? At what point in the key stages of the review will the translation to a Local Development Framework take place? P02 Overall Strategy Contributor Summary of Comments 27 English Heritage Supports sustainable planning The plan should be seeking the enhancement of the natural and historic environment as well as its protection It could highlight the role of conservation-led regeneration 90 Sport England Supports HDC's aim to promote sustainable development Sustainable Planning Framework - needs to address social and cultural facilities and any vision for sustainable development in Market Harborough should have a social dimension 103 H W Coates Ltd Mixed Use development within close proximity to each other has not been achieved at Lutterworth Problems of late night disturbances are a problem that needs to be addressed There are few places other than pubs where the young can go in the evening Generated by HDC Local Plans using Uniform Local Plans Module of 272 125 William Davis Ltd And Hallam Land Management Potential for mixed use developments Could be achieved through careful allocation of sites which can accommodate an appropiate mix of employment, commercial and residential development This strategy conforms to the national PPG's and reduces the need for the car The sequential approach is also supported and would work well with the councils' intention to support market towns Securing the continued economic and social viability of the market towns is essential and should be facilitated by concentrating future developments in towns rather than dispersing it around villages Furthermore by allocating urban developments in market towns a range of housing could be built, providing the 'choice' as advocated by PPG 136 Gordon Smith Associates Supports sustainable development and the sequential approach, especially with regard to developing brownfield sites first Does not want to see development of greenfield sites 149 Manager Harborough Improvement Team Need to ensure that Market Harborough is contained within the ridge Town centre needs to be promoted more to attract more visitors Mixed use of brownfield sites required with more affordable housing placed in these areas Estates need to be linked together so that people can walk through areas safely at night 151 Planning And Transportation Leicestershire County Council (Planning) Text referring to the Central Leicestershire Policy Area could reflect the misunderstanding that the sequential approach would result in all new development being geared towards the Leicestershire Urban Area, rather than other, free standing settlements listed 162 Houghton On The Hill Parish Plan Group Concern over inclusion of Houghton on the Hill in the Central Leicestershire Policy Area Houghton on the Hill is a self-contained village, part of which is a Conservation Area It is quite separate from Scraptoft and Thurnby and the greenfield sites between them are areas of natural beauty with superb views over the open countryside To build on these fields would be a severe desecration of the area Do not want Houghton on the Hill becoming a suburb of Leicester, consequently any new housing should be of a modest scale taking care to preserve the character of the village Generated by HDC Local Plans using Uniform Local Plans Module of 272 189 Andrew Granger And Co Mixed-use developments as described should include and element of industrial usage to be compatible with housing, offices etc 193 The Countryside Agency Local plan will have to contain a strong policy framework promoting sustainable development The plan needs to contain a ' Vision for the District' and taken forward as a Vision Statement of what will need to be achieved during the life of the plan It is suggested the Plan should incorporate two further objectives: Increasing community involvement and achieving higher quality standards of design Furthermore the inclusion a core policy setting out the criteria that all developments should follow in order to achieve a high quality of design throughout the district Design policies should be supported by Supplementary Planning Guidance 223 Thurnby And Bushby Society Thurnby and Bushby- concern over the inclusion of this settlement in the CLPA because the parish has no post office or chemist and very basic food outlets Buses not connect village to - shops and services nearby, secondary and further education, stations or hospitals Potential of settlement for further development is limited 248 Mrs Root Planning should be community led- The system in the village has been developer led with disastrous consequences and this should change Parish plans and Village Design Statements- Government wishes grass routes planning such as VDS and Parish Plans to play a more powerful role in local planning Development Lines- Villages that not have development lines should be given them to protect against indiscriminate buildings Rural Centres- Urban capacity study suggested 'significant other settlements' could support more development North Kibworth is not a sustainable community and not suitable for such development as it cannot support sustainable development with a view to reducing car dependency People living in rural areas such as these rely heavily on the car as a means of getting to services, and therefore sustainable development aimed at reducing the need for cars would be inappropriate Traffic and Parking- Problems escalating at rapid rate and needs immediate and ongoing attention 280 Development Control Access to houses, jobs etc means growth and the Local Plan is the key tool to accommodate this, not prevent it The cascade of policies (national downwards) needs to be clearly explained and when introducing these policies it should be explained how they fit into the national strategy They should also set out how they contribute to overall policy objectives Perhaps there is a need to explain the planning system and how its objectives filter down to individual planing Generated by HDC Local Plans using Uniform Local Plans Module of 272 applications, Explain the role of Section 54 and policy implementation 284 Leicestershire County Council (Highways) Land near Oadby is reserved for the Eastern District Distributor Rd, which would transform the Outer Ring Road into a virtually continuous ring This scheme must be considered with any proposed development in and around Thurnby, Stoughton and Great Glen Good transport policies can enhance the quality of life in Market Harborough, promoting safety and accessibility for all Development locations must be chosen with care, to avoid any unnecessary detrimental effects on traffic, the environment and the transport infrastructure It is hoped that the new 'Highway Requirements for Development' will be adopted as a Supplementary Planning Document In some circumstances, mixed-use developments can reduce travel and parking requirements 286 CPRE Development should meet the needs of today without compromising the needs of tomorrow 287 Bitteswell Parish Council Bitteswell Parish Council supports the principles of sustainable development and the need to preserve the environment of the district for future generations There should not be a continuation of overly large developments that place a strain on the local infrastructure and resources Should be a focus on small-scale developments, especially those which aid agricultural diversification and improve the environment for residents The Parish Council supports the idea to develop brownfield sites before greenfield ones and not want to see Magna Park extended any further Should also focus on optimising the use of present facilities, and paying attention to the improvement of essential resources 292 James Coles Nurseries Ltd Sequential approach- strongly supported, may be prudent to emphasise that positive advantages that an edge of Leicester location can have in relation to other lower order centres in the district MH and Lutterworth not have the services and infrastructure of a city such as Leicester Thurnby Land identified in the background documentation will be a prime candidate in satisfying the sequential test Connection to the public transport infrastructure is vital Generated by HDC Local Plans using Uniform Local Plans Module of 272 Structure Plan- No reference to the potential for urban extension to the east of Leicester at Thurnby, which will form a primary area of search before the smaller centres of Market Harborough and Lutterworth are considered Reference is made to the Central Leicestershire Policy Area, however the need to concentrate as much development as possible in this area is not given clarity, with regard to the need for urban concentration No reference to any Green Wedge Review necessary to accommodate sustainable Sequential development at the edge of Leicester 295 Mr Clements New plan should allow for all proposals to be considered, current plan is far too restrictive, natural development is required and therefore inevitable The situation in the district at the moment is as much to with the uncontrolled development of the past as it is to with today’s more restrictive (planned) environment We have reached a situation today where there is a distortion between rural and urban developments, to the extent that the cross section in social and economic terms has gone too far Distortions in rural housing costs, selfsufficiency in basic facilities, lack of transport and employment, are all the result of restrictive planning The stated intention to protect rural environments is good, but in reality it has created sanitised, dormitory villages occupied by the more affluent in society, because restrictive development has increased prices The plan should not contain 'can not' concepts unless absolutely necessary and should preferably use 'can if' concepts to allow all proposals to be examined against set criteria Raise the quality of planning results by the encouragement of measurements of factors such as style, size, need, facility and acceptability Should allow for consideration any proposal that could go towards meeting the needs of housing provision in the district, irrespective of where the proposal may be located After all urban areas will eventually grow to envelop all surrounding rural areas eventually The plan must also solve the employment scenario by structuring type against need 297 The Rambler's Association May be preferable to endeavour to encourage work to relocate to outlying areas rather than increase housing close to existing employment This could improve services to rural areas 299 Mr Hynes Make the air in Market Harborough fit to breathe, perhaps by making it a 'clean air town' This would improve the health of the area, decreasing asthma rates for example and improve the cleanliness of the area Developers should be encouraged to build parks, rather than just green spaces Affordable housing should be defined so that developers know what market they have to provide for The tourist info office should be open all weekend to enable the public to get easier access to maps and brochures relating to the facilities available within the area The wheelchair facilities in the town are improving but still need improving further Transport to the tourist attractions is minimal, especially at weekends; this needs improving if the Council wants Generated by HDC Local Plans using Uniform Local Plans Module 10 of 272 ... 162 Houghton On The Hill Parish Plan Group Concern over inclusion of Houghton on the Hill in the Central Leicestershire Policy Area Houghton on the Hill is a self-contained village, part of which... a local plan and then invited comment Professional planners should handle the complexities of planning objectively Local people are subjective in response to local change P01 Introduction Contributor... environment of the district for future generations There should not be a continuation of overly large developments that place a strain on the local infrastructure and resources Should be a focus on