Object

Representation ID: 270

Received: 01/10/2013

Respondent: Doddinghurst Parish Council

(2) Last Paragraph -10 years is far too short a life for a new barn before it may eligible for conversion to a residential dwelling and will encourage speculative barn building in Green Belt by farmers and others. The ban on development for residential purposes should be at least 50 years - when the building will be in need of refurbishment anyway.

Comment

Representation ID: 282

Received: 01/10/2013

Respondent: Essex County Council

Policy DM16- Re-use and Residential Conversions of Rural Buildings

It is recommended that additional text be added to the paragraph relating to `traditional rural buildings', and read:

`A historic building assessment of the structures may be required as part of the planning application with the potential for a full historic building record to be completed as a condition of the application prior to conversion'

Any development should provide satisfactory access to the local road network and satisfactory parking

Object

Representation ID: 337

Received: 02/10/2013

Respondent: Mr Richard Lunnon

Agent: JTS Partnership LLP

This policy needs to be reviewed and more closely aligned to NPPF guidance.

Object

Representation ID: 405

Received: 02/10/2013

Respondent: JTS Partnership LLP

This policy must be reviewed in order to ensure that it is consistent with NPPF guidance (paragraph 90). The only tests set out in the NPPF, in relation to the reuse of existing buildings in the Green Belt, are that:- the proposal should preserve openness; and that, the building should be of permanent and substantial construction. All other criteria should be omitted from the policy for the matters covered are either out with NPPF guidance or are dealt with by other policies in the plan (i.e. Policy DM1).

Support

Representation ID: 435

Received: 02/10/2013

Respondent: Joy Fook Restaurant

Agent: JTS Partnership LLP

We consider that this policy should be reworded. Whilst no objection is raised, in principle, to any of the matters to which it relates, only larger development schemes will need to, and will be capable of, addressing
all the matters set out therein. As currently drafted, the policy applies to "all new development‟, whether it is a strategic site or a small scale extension to an existing property. It should be amended as per attachment.

Object

Representation ID: 439

Received: 02/10/2013

Respondent: Joy Fook Restaurant

Agent: JTS Partnership LLP

This policy must be reviewed in order to ensure that it is consistent with NPPF guidance (paragraph 90). The only tests set out in the NPPF, in relation to the reuse of existing buildings in the Green Belt.

Object

Representation ID: 514

Received: 02/10/2013

Respondent: JTS Partnership LLP

Agent: JTS Partnership LLP

This policy must be reviewed in order to ensure that it is consistent with NPPF guidance (paragraph 90). The only tests set out in the NPPF, are that: -
* the proposal should preserve openness; and that,
* the building should be of permanent and substantial construction. All other criteria should be omitted from the policy as they are dealt with by other policies in the plan (i.e. Policy DM1).

Re: Criterion fii) is entirely inconsistent with both NPPF policy and also the significant shortfall in Brentwoods land requirment to meet 'objectively assessed housing needs'.

Object

Representation ID: 705

Received: 02/10/2013

Respondent: Mr R Faruggia

Agent: JTS Partnership LLP

This policy must be reviewed in order to ensure that it is consistent with NPPF guidance (para. 90). All other criteria should be omitted from the policy as they are either out with NPPF guidance or are covered by other policies in the plan (i.e. Policy DM1). Accordingly, the policy should set out at preference for residential conversion before commercial (because of the size of the residential land shortfall).

Object

Representation ID: 1208

Received: 01/10/2013

Respondent: Strutt & Parker LLP

With regards to residential, part (f) this policy is inconsistent with the National Planning Policy Framework (paragraph 55). The NPPF confirms that new isolated homes in the countryside are acceptable if they would re-use redundant or disused buildings and lead to an enhancement of the immediate setting. There is no such requirement for marketing exercises to be completed and the building need not form part of a group of buildings. This is evident by the reference to "new isolated homes" which sets the context for paragraph 55. This policy should be amended to be consistent with the NPPF.

Object

Representation ID: 1280

Received: 01/10/2013

Respondent: Mr Richard Romang

Unfortunately this seems to be seen as economic opportunities by developers and supermarket chains. Any building that has community worth should be protected by more than change of use legislation, opportunist development should be discouraged and community benefit have more weighting in the LDP.

Support

Representation ID: 1902

Received: 24/10/2013

Respondent: Historic England

We welcome the qualification in this policy relating to traditional rural buildings. In the paragraph following part B) we suggest that the following amendment is made: '...compatible with the historic character and significance, and the structural integrity..'