Publication Draft

Object

Representation ID: 65702

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Mr and Mrs Swindells and Star Pubs and Bars Ltd

Agent: Barton Willmore

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

The housing requirement proposed by the Local Plan Publication Draft is considered not to be positively prepared, as it is not based on the Objectively Assessed Housing Need, contrary to the NPPF and emerging Pollcy DS2. The SHMA suggests a minimum requirement of 660 homes per year, but identifies that these figures could suppress housing formation and therefore it considers that an appropriate level of provision, based on evidence would be around 720 new homes a year.

Object

Representation ID: 65977

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Mr and Mrs Swindells and Star Pubs and Bars Ltd

Agent: Barton Willmore

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Policy DS7 establishes that the housing need identified by Policy DS6 will be met through the provision of 12,964 homes.
It is considered that the total number of dwellings should be increased to ensure the Council meets its full Objective Assessed Housing Need.
The Burrow Hill site will deliver only 60 dwellings, below the requirement established in the Village Housing Options and Settlement Boundary document. Other Secondary Service Villages which are equally sustainable, such as Barford and Hatton Park, are still expected to deliver 80 dwellings each, within the range identified in the VHOSB document.
Therefore the Local Plan Publication Draft is not considered to be positively prepared, nor effective in respect of paragraph 182 of the NPPF.

Object

Representation ID: 65978

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Mr and Mrs Swindells and Star Pubs and Bars Ltd

Agent: Barton Willmore

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? Yes

Duty to co-operate? No

Within Warwick District, HS2 will primarily impact the village of Burton Green,to the south, in the vicinity of the proposed housing allocation at Burrow Hill Nursery. HS2 is likely to impact the deliverability of the Burrow Hill Nursery site and ultimately render the site undeliverable within the Plan Period of 2011-2029.

Notwithstanding the deliverability of the Burrow Hill Nursery site, there is also concern that the Local Plan does not address the potential net loss of dwellings resulting from the construction of HS2.

Given the above issues outlined in respect of Policy DS11 and the deliverability of the Burrow Hill Nursery site, it is our view that the Local Plan is not effective.
In assessing the ability for Land Covered Parcels (LCP) within the Green Belt to accommodate residential development as part of the Evidence Base for the Local Plan, the first version of the Study failed to assess LCP BG_10, which the site at and to the rear of the Peeping Tom Public House sits within.
Given the discrepancy between the Study and Barton Willmore's Green Belt and Landscape and Visual Report, and the lack of a focused consideration of the site at and to the rear of the Peeping Tom Public House, it is our view that emerging Policy DS.11 is not justified as it is not based on proportionate evidence
Following the error an update to the Study was published in April 2014 including an appraisal of LCP BG_10.However the LCP covers a much wider area than just the Site and is predominantly rural in nature, except where it bounds the settlement edge of Burton Green. As such the LCP is considered to be too large to appropriately assess the Site and its location adjacent to the urban edge of Burton Green.

Support

Representation ID: 65980

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Mr and Mrs Swindells and Star Pubs and Bars Ltd

Agent: Barton Willmore

The approach contained in emerging Policy DS20 is welcomed taking into consideration the Inspector's comments regarding the withdrawn Coventry Core Strategy, where it was concluded that delivery of Coventry's housing requirement was a strategic priority planning issue that crosses local boundaries, an issue which is likely to impact Warwick District and Burton Green in particular given its close relationship to Coventry. It is urged that work is undertaken as soon as possible, to identify sites suitable for accommodating Coventry's housing needs to ensure there is no delay to the housing supply. Furthermore, it is considered that sites adjacent to the boundary shared with Coventry, should be considered first to address this need.