Object

Representation ID: 66189

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Hallam Land Management and William Davis

Agent: Marrons Planning

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

This policy is inconsistent with many of the principles set out in the NPPF. In seeking to protect unlisted buildings in a Conservation Area, the draft policy blurs the statutory distinction between listed and unlisted structures. In respect of this matter, the policy exceeds the Framework advice in para.138 and gives rise to major inconsistencies.

Other parts of the policy operate a draconian presumption against many forms of development, leaving no room for the reasonable and flexible application of policy to deal with a range of circumstances.

The policy in our client's view requires extensive redrafting and simplification.

The final part of the policy is not clear since it appears as a statement of intent by the Council. Whereas the rest of the policy sets out measures to control development.

In our client's view the policy, in its current wording is neither justified nor complient with the NPPF.