Object

Representation ID: 71999

Received: 18/08/2020

Respondent: Mike Jarrett

Agent: Lambert Smith Hampton

Policy RS2 of the Submission Version of the Redford Semele Neighbourhood Development Plan seeks to designate the Land at Leigh Foss as Local Green Space. Policy RS2 does not meet the basic conditions under paragraph 8(2)(a), (d) and (e) of Schedule 4 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) and should therefore be subject to modification, deleting this designation before the Plan can proceed to a referendum.

There are two grounds for this objection:

1.The proposed designation of the Site as Local Green Space does not satisfy the tests in Paragraph 100 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). In particular, because the Plan’s evidence base falls far below what is required by NPPF 100b. There are also related deficiencies in respect of NPPF 100a and 100c.

2.The Neighbourhood Development Plan is a highly restrictive document, which makes no housing allocations. The designation of the Site as Local Green Space in such a context would be contrary to NPPF 99 and related PPG 37-007, which requires that any such designation must be consistent with local planning for sustainable development in the area and the Plan must therefore make provision for sufficient housing needs. It would further conflict with the adopted development plan.