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7. Housing
Representation ID: 47554
Received: 26/07/2012
Respondent: Thomas Bates & Son LTD
Agent: Andrew Martin Planning
PO1
Support level of growth.
NPPF advises local plans should meet objectively assesssed needs with flexibility. Effort should be made to objectively identify and meet housing, business and other development needs and respond positively for growth. LPAs should 'boost significantly the supply of housing'
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6. Community Infrastructure Levy
Representation ID: 47555
Received: 26/07/2012
Respondent: Thomas Bates & Son LTD
Agent: Andrew Martin Planning
PO2
Planning application and EIA currently being prepared.
PO2 achnowledged and support extended for proposals to develop CIL.
In line with govt. advice, CIL charges should be worked up and cirtically tested alongside LP.
LP should be mindful of NPPF advice that development sites should not be subject to excessive obligations and policy burdens. Costs should take account of normal cost of development and mitigation and provide competitive returns to willing land owner and willing developer to enable development to be deliverable.
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PO3: Broad Location of Growth
Representation ID: 47556
Received: 26/07/2012
Respondent: Thomas Bates & Son LTD
Agent: Andrew Martin Planning
PO3
Support for locating growth within and on edge of urban area. Level of housing requires development on greenfield sites as limited brownfield land available.
Recognition of requirements of NPPF in favour of sustainable development. Patterns of growth make use of public transport, walking and cycling.
Sustainable development is on edge of existing urban area.
Support for new development to follow emerging garden suburb principles and address local concerns that urban extensions would damage rural setting of towns.
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Woodside Farm (South of Whitnash)
Representation ID: 47557
Received: 26/07/2012
Respondent: Thomas Bates & Son LTD
Agent: Andrew Martin Planning
PO4
Support for development at Woodside Farm in phase 1 of Plan allowing access to services, facilities and the reducing need to travel.
Willing to bring forward under Garden Suburb principles.
Provides stron boundary to further growth.
CIL can be achieved.
Plans should be creative in finding ways to enhance and improve places.
Application could act as test case in achieving objectives of TCPA for garden suburbs.
Bishops Tachbrook may have difficulty in meeting need and land at Woodside Farm can provide extra houses to meet needs of village and growth in district overall.
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PO5: Affordable Housing
Representation ID: 47558
Received: 26/07/2012
Respondent: Thomas Bates & Son LTD
Agent: Andrew Martin Planning
Affordable housing requirements that may be applied to development should be assessed at the plan-making stage and reviewed.
Object to fixed figure of 40% to be applied across the local plan area as does not demonstrate flexibility required in NPPF.
Support recognition in consideration of the different nature of development sites and locations, as well as changing market conditions. Agreed approach contributes to the objective of creating mixed and balanced communities.
Large proportion of development proposed south of Warwick,
Leamington, Whitnash, it could be argued that some off site affordable provision will be necessary.
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PO6: Mixed Communities & Wide Choice of Housing
Representation ID: 47559
Received: 26/07/2012
Respondent: Thomas Bates & Son LTD
Agent: Andrew Martin Planning
PO6
Support extended for mix of housing to meet needs identified in SHMA.
Objection raised to 25%to be built to lifetime home standards. Also to requirement for all strategic sites to include Extra Care Housing Schemes. Contary to govenment advice for local plans to take account of changing market conditions over time and policy need burdens which could threaten viability of sites.
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10. Built Environment
Representation ID: 47560
Received: 26/07/2012
Respondent: Thomas Bates & Son LTD
Agent: Andrew Martin Planning
Support for general objective to deliver high quality.
Acknowledge principles of sustainable suburbs and villages.
Willing to explore innovative ideas and create paradigm for applying overarching principles to smaller extensions which can be emulated.
Support protection and enhancement and link with natural environment as well as secure, safe and accessible places. NPPF encourages use fo design codes if not overly prescriptive. Maintains codes should concentrate on scale, density, massing, height, landscape, layout, materials and access.
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12. Climate Change
Representation ID: 47561
Received: 26/07/2012
Respondent: Thomas Bates & Son LTD
Agent: Andrew Martin Planning
Objection is raised to target level of 20% which the policy seeks to set, as it fails to be flexible. Reviewing carbon emissions within the District is supported.
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13. Inclusive, Safe and Healthy Communities
Representation ID: 47562
Received: 26/07/2012
Respondent: Thomas Bates & Son LTD
Agent: Andrew Martin Planning
Support for general principles of PO13, in particular requirement for large scale housing development to provide open space and maximise linkages and access to wider countryside.
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14. Transport
Representation ID: 47563
Received: 26/07/2012
Respondent: Thomas Bates & Son LTD
Agent: Andrew Martin Planning
Support for enabling access to service and facilities through right locations for development.
Woodside Farm offers sustainable travel options with good access to public transport and a cycle route and offering a range of key facilities within walking distance.
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