Object

Representation ID: 50090

Received: 20/07/2012

Respondent: RPS Planning & Development

The scale of housing development identified for Hatton (and it is not clear if the reference to 'Hatton' in the Plan includes Hatton Station and Hatton Park) is low given the potential availability of small scale extension sites. Our client has circa. 4.5Ha of land across three sites (see site Plan) on the edge of Hatton Station, and a further site on the edge of Hatton Park which would be able to deliver sustainable communities phased across the plan period without resulting in significant adverse impacts on any of the dimensions of sustainable development, and are identified in the Council's SHLAA. It is, therefore, suggested that, in addition to brownfield land within extended village envelopes and greenfield infill sites, small scale village extensions should also be allocated where appropriate, to meet the District's housing requirements rather than relying on windfall projections. Policy PO4 should be amended to reflect this and allow for a proportion of the District's housing growth to be on allocated greenfield sites adjacent to the villages.