Preferred Options

Object

Representation ID: 49881

Received: 02/08/2012

Respondent: Bishops Tachbrook Parish Council

Affordable housing comments:

- There is not a shortage of homes at the moment;
- Need to address unsuitable affordable housing by better managing the stock;
- Managing specific tenant cases would reduce the need to build more social housing;
- There are more imaginative ways to get houses that low income households can afford;
- 40% affordable target will make the other 60% of property more expensive;
- Housing density figures are too low and makes the plot costs high overall.

Support

Representation ID: 49884

Received: 02/08/2012

Respondent: Bishops Tachbrook Parish Council

Support options a-c and presume these will be built into the planning brief for selected sites.

Object

Representation ID: 49887

Received: 02/08/2012

Respondent: Bishops Tachbrook Parish Council

Regarding retirement villages, with the right level of provision, these can be an attractive proposition for the able elderly as well those that must have care. But it must attract them in and not be a place to end your days which is, unfortunately what most care homes are. Without a positive approach to this, the elderly will continue to value their home and wish to remain there until they have no other option. As this problem grows, there needs to be positive action to ensure communities look after the elderly, particularly the lonely elderly, in their midst.

Object

Representation ID: 49888

Received: 02/08/2012

Respondent: Bishops Tachbrook Parish Council

We are concerned that Student accommodation within areas that already have a high concentration of it already should be controlled. How you do it is something else. There seems to be a specific student housing market that has grown up using normal family properties at the detriment to those families looking for properties they can afford. In addition, the District council should explore ways and means of giving students good accommodation at the University Campus.

Object

Representation ID: 49891

Received: 02/08/2012

Respondent: Bishops Tachbrook Parish Council

Transit or permanent sites will be a concern to those living nearby. Issues about who will pay for the site(s) is important. Is it a tax burden for us all or is the site charged at the righ rate to cover the cost of provision?

Object

Representation ID: 49895

Received: 02/08/2012

Respondent: Bishops Tachbrook Parish Council

Comments regarding employment issues:

- We need to be flexible to take advantage of new initiatives;
- Lack of demand for some employment sites (Gallaghers) - why plan for more when this is not required;
- Land should be used more efficiently - particularly industrial sites;
- Many people travel significant distances to work;
- Benefits to Warwickshire of The Gateway project are limited;
- Flexibility required in rural areas - maybe home-work units might be a limited solution.

Support

Representation ID: 49896

Received: 02/08/2012

Respondent: Bishops Tachbrook Parish Council

The spirit of the document in supporting retailing and town centres is welcomed.

Object

Representation ID: 49899

Received: 02/08/2012

Respondent: Bishops Tachbrook Parish Council

Section 9 is too descriptive and not analytical and fails to see a solution to the problem:

- Internet shopping is taking the place of recreational shopping;
- Many centres are not customer friendly and the shop offers are limited;
- Many centres are not business friendly;
- Possibly consider better mixed use developments.

The jargon used in PO9 will not rescue the centres. There is a need form policies that excite investment, attract customers and rejuvenate the retail economy.

Object

Representation ID: 49900

Received: 02/08/2012

Respondent: Bishops Tachbrook Parish Council

The Parish council is concerned that the strong emphasis that you place on the District Councils prospectus for Garden Towns, villages and suburbs is too restrictive. There are many ways in which high quality design can be introduced to an environment and one of the keys is to have carefully assembled variety of design sets. This helps to give a sense of place. Various positive elements of the NPPF including para. 59, 60, 62, 63 and 64 could be integrated into PO10. The Neighbourhood Plan for the Bishops Tachbrook area will need to consider quaility design.

Support

Representation ID: 49901

Received: 02/08/2012

Respondent: Bishops Tachbrook Parish Council

This Parish council supports PO11 in principle. The Historic Assets in the district are appreciated by all and form a vital part of it's character. Particularly useful is the final point about being flexible about new uses when bringing listed buildings back into use.