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Publication Draft

Representation ID: 65757

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Mr Roger Braithwaite

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Representation Summary:

Site H20 unnecessary to meet requirements of growth village. 80 units appropriate, planning permission pending for 72, none of which contentious. Site H22 will deliver over 10 and if elderly flats, potentially over 20.
Site is within Conservation Area. Modern housing would neither preserve or enhance.
Site recently listed by LPA as locally important historic park and garden.
2014 SHLAA describes site (RO9) as: 'Not suitable due to impact on historic parkland/garden and setting of important Listed Building. Impact on area of high landscape sensitivity assessment (2013)'.
2013 Landscape Sensitivity Assessment describes sensitivity to housing development as high. 2014 update still describes it as high. Only change in update is that trees in H20 have been described as 'overgrown' and 'damaging the former estate boundary'.
Deliberate neglect of the site has reduced sensitivity to high/medium which has presumably caused allocation without consultation.
Modern housing in Conservation Area in highly sensitive landscape is not appropriate way to achieve landscape management.
Proposal contrary to NPPF paras:
47. Bullet 1 - LPA should use evidence base to ensure LP meets objective needs
47. Bullet 3 - Sites should be in suitable location
50. Bullet 2 and 54 - LPA should identify housing reflecting local demand/need
110. Plans should allocate land with least environmental or amenity value
126. LPAs should set out positive strategy for conservation
130 Where evidence of deliberate neglect the deteriorated state should not be taken into account
132 Significance can be harmed/lost through alteration/destruction of heritage asset or development within its setting. Need for clear convincing justification
133. Should be substantial public benefits outweighing harm/loss
137. LPAs should look for opportunities for new development within Conservation Areas and within settings of Heritage Assets to enhance/better reveal significance
152. Significant adverse impacts should be avoided
156. Bullet 5 - Plans should seek to conserve and enhance natural/historic environment
157. Bullet 7 - Plans should identify land where development would be inappropriate because of its environmental or historic significance
159 Plans should take note of objectively assessed housing need

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