Regulation 18 Draft Local Plan

Object

Representation ID: 2212

Received: 24/04/2024

Respondent: Mrs Mandy Potter, Mrs Teresa Crabb, Mrs T Richards and Mr D Bates

Agent: Robert Doughty Consultancy

We Object to the failure to re-open the Call for Land for wider development opportunities as part of a Regulation 18 consultation due to the fact site information is becoming increasingly out of date. The site assessment exercise should be revisited to take into account key changes in national policy, including the requirement to provide BNG on site. Failure to update the information and to assess new sites such as our client’s land at Walcot Lane/West Street, risks undermining the soundness of the plan which will not “take [into] account the reasonable alternatives, based on proportionate evidence”.
The site is preferable to the only site assessed in Folkingham (SKPR- 151).

Object

Representation ID: 2213

Received: 24/04/2024

Respondent: Mrs Mandy Potter, Mrs Teresa Crabb, Mrs T Richards and Mr D Bates

Agent: Robert Doughty Consultancy

We Object to the use of the Biodiversity Opportunity and Green Infrastructure Maps as the basis for operating policies until:
- The assessment used to justify designation of specific land as biodiversity opportunity areas is published and is subject to consultation with the public, the development industry, and, significantly, the current owners and users of the land.

- Appendix 1 should be reworded to provide an explanation, rather than act as an additional policy.

We Object to the inclusion of Policy 4 unless the mapping exercise that underpins the operation of the policy can be robustly justified through a rigorous public consultation exercise. Clarity should also be provided on the focus for delivery of offsite BNG.

Object

Representation ID: 2214

Received: 24/04/2024

Respondent: Mrs Mandy Potter, Mrs Teresa Crabb, Mrs T Richards and Mr D Bates

Agent: Robert Doughty Consultancy

We Object to the inclusion of New Policy 2 unless:
- The introduction of an alternative trigger point for the production of Agricultural Land Classification reports to that set out in national regulation can be justified.

- The policy is reworded to remove the requirement to provide Agricultural Land Classification Assessments for sites allocated through the Local Plan process.

- The requirement to return land to agricultural use upon the cessation of development is removed.