Regulation 18 Draft Local Plan

Object

Representation ID: 2281

Received: 25/04/2024

Respondent: Stamford Property Company Ltd

Agent: DLP Planning Ltd

With specific relation to the market town of Stamford, we strongly disagree that policy E2 seeks to provide a choice to the market for both existing and new businesses. Specifically in respect of the deallocation of Exeter Fields, Empingham Road it is unclear how the conclusion to deallocate the site has been reached. There is an inconsistent approach as to the application of the ‘suitability’ of the site from the previous study, particularly when the constraints have not changed. We request the Council publish their assessment methodology for transparency and clarity. With the proposed deallocation of Exeter Fields, there remains only one proposed allocation within Stamford for employment uses – land East of Ryhall Road. There appears to be a significant imbalance in the proposed residential to employment allocations and a significant lack of evidence to justify the deallocation of Exeter Fields and we strongly object to this strategy. The emerging Local Plan proposes a total of 12.6 hectares of employment land in Stamford, some 25 hectares less than what is presently allocated/retained in the current Local Plan (37.6 hectares). This reduction is significant and goes against the Council’s strategy to offer a choice to the market.

Object

Representation ID: 2282

Received: 25/04/2024

Respondent: Stamford Property Company Ltd

Agent: DLP Planning Ltd

Seek further clarity on the inclusion of Foundry Road as an existing allocation (not identified within the current Local Plan) and the site area that has been cited for this (8.3 hectares). This seems significantly large and inaccurate when compared to the Employment Land Study (2024) which cites a site area of 2.4 hectares.

Object

Representation ID: 2283

Received: 25/04/2024

Respondent: Stamford Property Company Ltd

Agent: DLP Planning Ltd

Our client strongly objects to the loss of employment land to residential on land identified as Stamford East. Our client formally objected to the Bellway Homes application (LPA Ref: A22/1591) on the basis of poor pedestrian connectivity to the wider area; poor quality design; the dominance of the car in the street scene and the increase in vehicular movement onto Uffington Road with inappropriate mitigation proposed.
These concerns remain and coupled with the loss of employment land, is exacerbating the lack of alternative options to both existing businesses and future occupiers in the market. This conflicts with the strategy for the emerging Plan which sets out that one of its key aims is to provide a choice to the market so that businesses and job growth are not constrained by the lack of suitable available sites.

Object

Representation ID: 2284

Received: 25/04/2024

Respondent: Stamford Property Company Ltd

Agent: DLP Planning Ltd

We have significant concern in respect of the imbalance of residential to employment land within Stamford and the reliance on a single, land locked allocation to deliver new job growth. We query the outputs within the Draft Site Assessment Report (2024) and the Employment Land Study (2024) which identify that the deallocation of this site is on the basis that the site is unsuitable for employment use due to adjacent residential development. Those constraints remain unchanged since the Employment Land Study (2015) which deemed this part of the site suitable for employment use. We are also aware that the site is being actively market for employment uses and there has been interest in the site for such use. We therefore strongly object to this policy and loss of employment site.