RLS4 - Housing Character Outside the Conservation Areas

Support

Representation ID: 71555

Received: 05/02/2020

Respondent: Mrs Sidney Syson

I fully support these proposals especially the provision of off street car parking. In view of the Government's announcement that no new petrol, diesel or hybrid cars are to be sold after 2035 I think a requirement for electric charging points should be added to these car parking requirements.

I particularly support the aim that proposals should seek to maintain views of higher slopes, skylines and the wider landscape.

Object

Representation ID: 71680

Received: 17/02/2020

Respondent: Taylor Wimpey

Agent: Turley

Taylor Wimpey is concerned that the drafting of Policy RLS4 is both unclear and ambiguous, as well as the policy itself reading as a collection of different, unrelated elements. In addition, draft Policy RLS4 includes references to proposals needing to ‘maintain views of higher slopes, skylines and the wider landscape’. There is no document contained within the evidence base for the RLSNP which assesses the landscape surrounding the Town, or indeed providing any identification of what is meant by ‘Higher slopes, skylines and the wider landscape’.
In accordance with the PPG, Taylor Wimpey consider that the policy should be re-drafted with sufficient clarity that a decision maker can apply it consistently and with confidence when determining planning applications, and supported by proportionate evidence.