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DM32 - Protection and Provision of Community Facilities
Object
Proposed Submission Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document Review
Representation ID: 5199
Received: 05/03/2015
Respondent: Theatres Trust
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
The Policy is unsound as it does not contain any policies that protect and enhance cultural facilities as guided in item 70 in the National Planning Policy Framework which states that to deliver the social, recreational and cultural facilities and services that the community needs, planning policies and decisions should plan for the use of shared space and guard against unnecessary loss of valued facilities. Also to ensure that established facilities and services are retained and able to develop for the benefit of the community.
For the previous consultation (March 2014) The Theatres Trust recommended that 'community facilities provide for the health and well-being, social, educational, spiritual, recreational, leisure and cultural needs of the community', and this would include your cultural facilities that contribute the to the social and cultural well-being of the local community, such as museums, pubs and music venues, libraries, galleries, cinemas and theatres.
However, it is clear that Policy DM32 does not include most of these cultural facilities (despite being included in Policy CS17) as they are considered 'Town Centre Uses'.
Therefore, we are unable to support this document and find it unsound as it does not contain any policies that protect and enhance cultural facilities as guided in item 70 in the National Planning Policy Framework which states that to deliver the social, recreational and cultural facilities and services that the community needs, planning policies and decisions should plan for the use of shared space and guard against unnecessary loss of valued facilities. Also to ensure that established facilities and services are retained and able to develop for the benefit of the community.
Object
Proposed Submission Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document Review
Representation ID: 5201
Received: 05/03/2015
Respondent: Theatres Trust
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? No
Regarding Paragraph 2 of the Policy, we suggest that the change of use of one community facility (eg a post office) to another community facility (eg a place of worship) would still have a significant impact on the community.
Regarding Paragraph 2 of the Policy, we suggest that the change of use of one community facility (eg a post office) to another community facility (eg a place of worship) would still have a significant impact on the community.
Object
Proposed Submission Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document Review
Representation ID: 24212
Received: 05/03/2015
Respondent: Planware Ltd
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
The requirement to demonstrate a facility is genuinely redundant is too vague. The 12 month marketing requirement is too long, 6 weeks would be more appropriate for a public house. No consideration has been given to the negative impact on the community, employment provision or sustainability through sites remaining redundant for 12 months. The policy is not consistent with the policy in the NPPF which states that planning should not act as an impediment to sustainable growth.
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