Proposed Submission Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document Review

Support

Representation ID: 5335

Received: 05/03/2015

Respondent: Crest Strategic Projects

Emerging Policy DM18: Car and Cycle Parking - this policy proposes to move away from maximum parking standards and seeks to ensure developments comply with the minimum standards of car and cycle parking adopted by the County Council. We support this policy.

Object

Representation ID: 5336

Received: 05/03/2015

Respondent: Crest Strategic Projects

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

DM24 states that affordable housing provision will be required in accordance with Policy CS12 and replicates adopted Policy DM24. This emerging Policy is not 'justified' or 'effective'. As noted above, the appropriate Code Level is determined by Building Regulations and therefore should not be dictated by planning policy. We also consider part d. of the policy to be unreasonable. Evidence suggests that car ownership among affordable housing occupants is lower than market housing, and therefore the requirement to provide the same ratio of parking is considered unnecessary. We therefore seek the removal of part d.