Mod 20 - DS NEW1

Support

Representation ID: 70044

Received: 22/04/2016

Respondent: Taylor Wimpey

Agent: Barton Willmore

In relation to this Policy, we wish to support the Council in their approach to capping of the assumed delivery of the Westwood Heath and Kings Hill sites due to infrastructure and delivery rates respectively. Given the timescales for adoption of the Plan and progressing a site of the scale of Kings Hill, 1,800 dwellings by 2029 should be considered aspirational - and in order to ensure that the Plan remains realistic, consider that no uplift to this figure is appropriate.

Object

Representation ID: 70054

Received: 22/04/2016

Respondent: CPRE WARWICKSHIRE

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The National Planning Policy Framework ('NPPF') requires plans to take into account broader policies and explicitly excludes Green Belt from its presumption in favour of sustainable development. Unmet needs from neighbouring authorities should be met 'where it is reasonable to do so and consistent with achieving sustainable development' (NPPF paragraph 182). Green Belt is explicitly cited as a policy indicating that there can be exception from the need for plans to meet objectively assessed needs. National policy is clear that unmet demand is unlikely to outweigh harm to the Green Belt to constitute the very special circumstances needed to justify inappropriate development in the Green Belt. The cumulative impact of meeting in full sub-regional needs for both housing (Policy DS NEW1) and employment (DS16 Sub-Regional Employment Site) would be very harmful. These demands are excessive and not justified. Coventry living beyond its means is not sustainable and Warwick District should not have to pay the consequent price of Coventry's excessive demands to the sever detriment and amenity loss of its own residents and businesses. The proposed plans are unsound and unsustainable.

Support

Representation ID: 70083

Received: 22/04/2016

Respondent: Stagecoach

Stagecoach supports the allocations at Kings Hill (Finham) and at Westwood Heath

These provide for housing to meet Coventry City's unmet OAN, in locations that are clearly well related in every sense to existing and future employment growth

Support

Representation ID: 70142

Received: 22/04/2016

Respondent: Taylor Wimpey

Agent: Barton Willmore

OLD MILVERTON
Support approach to capping delivery south of Coventry due to infrastructure and delivery rate issues.
No uplift to identified figure is appropriate.

Object

Representation ID: 70170

Received: 22/04/2016

Respondent: Commercial Estates Group

Agent: Nexus Planning

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

WDC should require the preparation of an Area Action Plan for the wider area south of Coventry, rather than dealing with it through a partial review.
Broad area could be referenced in Local Plan with exact extent determined through AAP preparation.
AAP would provide specific planning policy and guidance for defined area to specify required land uses in particular locations, identify key strategic interventions.
AAPs have strong delivery/implementation focus, and form statutory component of LDF, enabling them to review Green Belt boundaries, e.g. when further HS2 details known.
Appropriate tool to address development pressures and transformational change south of Coventry

Object

Representation ID: 70304

Received: 23/04/2016

Respondent: Hazel and Robin Fryer

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

WDC claim to be working to Sub-Regional Plan to justify development -WDLP does not indicate how proposals integrate with neighbouring development - poor planning co-ordination makes WDLP proposals 'not effective'.
WDC claim to be providing Sub-Regional solutions for employment land and overspill housing for Coventry area of West Midlands Combined Authority against NPPF requirements that all new development should have a Sustainability Assessment. The WDLP SA Addendum was updated to cover new proposals only in WDLP area. Report accepts blindly Coventry overspill without assessing sub-region impact. WDLP not positively prepared - requires Sub-Regional SA to comply with core requirements of NPPF paragraphs 6 and 7. Without this WDLP proposals don't appear legally compliant.