Comment
Draft Local Plan
Representation ID: 15590
Received: 05/05/2016
Respondent: Croudace Strategic Ltd
Agent: Barton Willmore
Policy 7.4 refers to Figure 7.2, which provides a list of housing land allocations but does not provide detail on form, scale and access as required under paragraph 157 of the NPPF. Whilst it is not considered appropriate that a Local Plan is overly prescriptive in terms of development requirements, it is deemed necessary that policies and criteria for each allocation site are provided to assist decision makers in considering development proposals (NPPF, para 154). Equally, an Applicant should be provided with guidance to ensure an appropriate planning application for those sites allocated can be submitted.
It is therefore considered appropriate that the DLP is revised to include individual policies on allocated development sites containing criteria against which subsequent proposals can be assessed. This will ensure that the Plan is 'Consistent with national policy', 'effective' and therefore "sound" in this regard.
See attached.