DS5 Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development

Object

Representation ID: 64526

Received: 26/05/2014

Respondent: Mr Richard Thwaites

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

The government expect the planning system to give local people the opportunity to shape their communities.

The residents of Hampton Magna have not had their concerns taken into account and have, therefore, not had the opportunity to shape their community.

Object

Representation ID: 65158

Received: 24/06/2014

Respondent: Mrs Pat Robinson

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Nobody has demonstrated how a major development south of Warwick and the river is to be sustainable by the plan's own definition. There are only road connections in the area, and such a concentration of homes with minimal employment will be a car, or perhaps bus using community travelling to Coventry / Birmingham

Object

Representation ID: 65331

Received: 25/06/2014

Respondent: Mr Carl Stevens

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

This presumption is precisely why the re drawing of boundaries in green belt areas should be reviewed. Once approved in the local plan green belt will be easy pickings for developers to get quick planning permission and build.

Object

Representation ID: 65484

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: The Community Group

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Policy DS5 largely repeats the NPPF but it misrepresents Government policy in so far as there is a glaring omission. The NPPF explicitly excludes Green Belt land from the presumption in favour of sustainable development but this is not recognised in Policy DS5. It is therefore unsound.

Object

Representation ID: 65486

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: The National Trust

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

The policy should make it clear that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not override Green Belt policy. This is confirmed in a letter from the Rt Hon Mr David Cameron MP, the Prime Minister, to Mr Crispin Blunt MP dated 19th March 2013.

Object

Representation ID: 65871

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Centaur Homes

Agent: McLoughlin Planning

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

This policy is unnecessary as the presumption is set out in the Framework and this is relevant to all decision taking.

Support

Representation ID: 66085

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Gleeson Developments

Agent: Savills (L&P) Ltd

Policy DS5, is entirely consistent with paragraph 14 of the NPPF. The Council's presumption in favour of sustainable development and the need for sustainable economic growth is entirely consistent with paragraph 14 of the NPPF and is supported.

Support

Representation ID: 66262

Received: 26/06/2014

Respondent: Mr H E Johnson

Agent: Bond Dickinson

We support the presumption in favour of sustainable development and the commitment that planning applications which accord with the policies in this Local Plan will be approved without delay

Object

Representation ID: 66579

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: CPRE WARWICKSHIRE

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Policy DS5 appears to add nothing to the NPPF but it misrepresents Government policy. It is therefore unsound. The NPPF explicitly excludes Green Belt land from the presumption in favour of sustainable development but Policy DS5 makes no mention of this important fact. The Council's persistent failure to acknowledge this, also evident during the Coventry and Warwickshire Gateway public inquiry, goes to the heart of its cavalier approach to the Green Belt. The Plan proposes to remove no fewer than thirteen sites from the Green Belt. This is inconsistent with ministerial statements.

Support

Representation ID: 66606

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Richborough Estates Ltd

Agent: Strutt & Parker

Policy DS5 is fully supported and is considered sound. The Framework makes clear that at its heart is the presumption of sustainable development. We consider that Policy DS5 positively responds in this regard.

Support

Representation ID: 66790

Received: 26/06/2014

Respondent: Gallagher Estates

Agent: Pegasus Group

We welcome the inclusion of a policy in accordance with the presumption in favour of sustainable development set out in the NPPF. Policy DS5 is sound and supported.