Object
Addendum of Focussed Changes to the Pre-Submission Local Plan (Regulation 19)
Representation ID: 26591
Received: 12/11/2019
Respondent: Mr Richard Allum
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? Not specified
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
The proposed change to the sites at Priests Lane from 'around' 75 to 'around' 45 is still unacceptable without any evidence to back up the latest proposed number of houses. In light of this, I'm extremely concerned that no change has been made to the wording of access points to reflect the change in number of proposed houses which is a major issue, considering the original application for 8 houses in Bishop Walk over 20 years ago was turned down because of inadequate access. If 8 houses were deemed to be 3 too many for adequate access back then, what evidence has been presented in the intervening years to allow for the approval of 45 houses to comply with the access requirements? Bearing in mind the traffic is much higher now and the level of Nitrous oxide was found to be above safe limits 3 years ago! Please could you send such evidence in your response.
In order to restore and increase the playing fields for the adjacent Hogarth Primary School, who recently had to half its playing field area to double its pupil population, as well as for Endeavour School which also adjoins the sites, then these sites should be removed from the LP and set aside for this purpose. This is also In line with government policy to provide for the health of our nation's children and for their future wellbeing.
With the rapid expansion of development in the rest of the borough, it seems logical to set aside land for the inevitable need for more school places in the not too distant future. Once these houses are built on land adjacent to these 2 schools, it would be impossible for both schools to expand to meet the needs of the growing population.
re: paragraph 2 (c) Policy R19
The proposed change to the sites at Priests Lane from 'around' 75 to 'around' 45 is still unacceptable without any evidence to back up the latest proposed number of houses. In light of this, I'm extremely concerned that no change has been made to the wording of access points to reflect the change in number of proposed houses which is a major issue, considering the original application for 8 houses in Bishop Walk over 20 years ago was turned down because of inadequate access. If 8 houses were deemed to be 3 too many for adequate access back then, what evidence has been presented in the intervening years to allow for the approval of 45 houses to comply with the access requirements? Bearing in mind the traffic is much higher now and the level of Nitrous oxide was found to be above safe limits 3 years ago! Please could you send such evidence in your response.
In order to restore and increase the playing fields for the adjacent Hogarth Primary School, who recently had to half its playing field area to double its pupil population, as well as for Endeavour School which also adjoins the sites, then these sites should be removed from the LP and set aside for this purpose. This is also In line with government policy to provide for the health of our nation's children and for their future wellbeing.
With the rapid expansion of development in the rest of the borough, it seems logical to set aside land for the inevitable need for more school places in the not too distant future. Once these houses are built on land adjacent to these 2 schools, it would be impossible for both schools to expand to meet the needs of the growing population.