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IP096 - Car Park Handford Road East

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Object

Proposed Submission Site Allocations and Policies (incorporating IP-One Area Action Plan) Development Plan Document

Representation ID: 5246

Received: 05/03/2015

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Representation Summary:

The development constraints mention archaeology and the adjoining (Burlington Road) conservation area. However, while the wording explains the implications for development in terms of archaeological matters, there is no explanation of the implications for development in terms of the conservation area. The lack of clarity could affect proposals for this site. Other sites are clearer in terms of such matters (e.g. IP005).

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The development constraints mention archaeology and the adjoining (Burlington Road) conservation area. However, while the wording explains the implications for development in terms of archaeological matters, there is no explanation of the implications for development in terms of the conservation area. The lack of clarity could affect proposals for this site. Other sites are clearer in terms of such matters (e.g. IP005).

As currently drafted, we consider the plan to be unsound as the site sheet is not effective or consistent with national policy. Paragraph 157 of the NPPF requires Local Plans to provide adequate detail with site allocations (fifth bullet), with the Planning Practice Guidance providing further emphasis (PPG Reference ID: 12-010-20140306 (last revised 06/03/2014). Conservation of the historic environment is a core planning principle (Paragraph 17) and Local Plans should set out a positive strategy in this respect (Paragraph 126).

Object

Proposed Submission Site Allocations and Policies (incorporating IP-One Area Action Plan) Development Plan Document

Representation ID: 5528

Received: 05/03/2015

Respondent: RCP Parking Ltd

Agent: Mr Leslie Short

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Representation Summary:

RCP Parking Ltd support the allocation of their site in principle for residential purposes but the decision of when to develop/dispose should be part of their commercial strategy rather than the council is planning authority or a third party. The draft allocation indicates that has a short term delivery timescale but the company has not been consulted on its own business plans. Had it been so consulted it would have reaffirmed the need for flexibility and the certainty of interim beneficial uses such as shortstay car parking in a continuing difficult economic climate.

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