Object
Addendum of Focussed Changes to the Pre-Submission Local Plan (Regulation 19)
Representation ID: 26729
Received: 26/11/2019
Respondent: Essex County Council
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
NPPF para 31 requires planning policies to be underpinned by relevant and up to date evidence.
BBC need to be satisfied reduction in dwelling numbers is supported by appropriate evidence base, including:
- demonstrating site makes effective and efficient use of land (paragraphs 117, 118, 122 and 123 of the NPPF)
- is economically viable (paragraph 67)
- updated transport evidence base fully assesses
transport implications.
Proposed policy change does not address ECC's Pre-Submission Reg.19 consultation representations to this policy (March 2019).
ECC's position has not changed on this matter.
As a result of the reduction in dwelling numbers for this site allocation BBC should include, within the Plan evidence and supporting text for this Policy, details to demonstrate that the site allocation makes effective and efficient use of land, and is economically viable.
BBC should also update its transport evidence base for the Local Plan to fully assess the transport implications of the change in dwellings numbers on this site allocation.
The policy needs to be further changed to address ECC's representations to this policy made to the Pre-Submission Regulation 19 Local Plan consultation in March 2019.
2. Justified
3. Effective
4. Consistent with National Policy
Paragraph 31 of the NPPF requires planning policies to be underpinned by relevant and up to date evidence.
BBC will need to be satisfied that the reduction in dwelling numbers on this site is supported by the appropriate evidence base, including demonstrating that the site allocation makes effective and efficient use of land (paragraphs 117, 118, 122 and 123 of the NPPF), and is economically viable (paragraph 67).
BBC will need to be satisfied that the transport implications of the change in dwelling numbers on this site allocation are fully assessed through an updated transport evidence base for the Local Plan.
The proposed change to this policy does not address ECC's representations to this policy made to the Pre-Submission Regulation 19 Local Plan consultation in March 2019.
See
ECC 93 / BBC 22474
ECC 94 / BBC 22476
ECC 95 / BBC 22477
ECC's position has not changed on this matter.