Object
Addendum of Focussed Changes to the Pre-Submission Local Plan (Regulation 19)
Representation ID: 26731
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 117,118,122,123)
- is economically viable (paragraph 67)
- updated transport evidence base fully assesses
transport implications.
Highway Authority's vehicular access objection (March 2019) overcome,now satisfied vehicular access can be taken from Redrose Lane.
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.
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).
The proposed reduction in the dwelling numbers on this site has overcome the Highway Authority's previous objection to vehicular access, as raised in ECC's response to the Regulation 19 consultation in March 2019 (Reference ECC104 BBC22492 and ECC105 BBC22494). ECC are satisfied that vehicular access can now be taken from Redrose Lane as originally proposed, and is not required to be taken from Orchard Piece or Fingrith Hall Road as previously requested.
The proposed change to this policy does not address ECC's other representation to this policy made to the Pre-Submission Regulation 19 Local Plan consultation in March 2019.
See
ECC 103 / BBC 22491
ECC's position has not changed on this matter.