Regulation 18 Draft Local Plan

Support

Representation ID: 2401

Received: 25/04/2024

Respondent: Vistry Group

Agent: Boyer Planning

The policy requires at least 2% of the plots on sites of 400 units or more to be provided for self and custom build housing. It is acknowledged there is a need to provide self and custom build plots, however, the take up of serviced plots is not certain and we welcome the flexibility specified in the policy for the plot to return to market use if not required.

The proposals at land West of Grantham are capable of assisting in meeting the need for self and custom build housing.

Support

Representation ID: 2402

Received: 25/04/2024

Respondent: Vistry Group

Agent: Boyer Planning

The Vision has been updated to reflect the Council’s commitment in tackling climate change, and creating an economy that is strong and successful, whilst building sustainable communities providing a high quality of life for residents across the district. The Vision proposed within the Regulation 18 document is realistic in its ability to be delivered through the provision of high-quality housing in addition to the provision of employment types for a strong economy.

We are in support of the overall Vision in increasing the importance of tackling Climate Change as well as creating sustainable, diverse, and safe communities across the district. To strengthen the Vision to further ensure it is considered as sound, the Plan period should be increased, as previously highlighted, and the Vision should be amended accordingly to account for the additional years.

Object

Representation ID: 2403

Received: 25/04/2024

Respondent: Vistry Group

Agent: Boyer Planning

We consider that Objective 9 should be amended to take into the consideration the extension of the Plan period, and thus the increased need for housing across the district. However, we are pleased to see that the Council have provided an approach and set Objectives which are largely pro-growth whilst requiring the provision of diverse and sustainable communities, that are well-designed to create safe communities which are energy efficient, assisting in combating Climate Change.

Support

Representation ID: 2404

Received: 25/04/2024

Respondent: Vistry Group

Agent: Boyer Planning

Although we are broadly supportive of the approach set out in Policy SD1, we would suggest that any further revisions to the policy provide greater clarity as to the expectations of how development proposals are to meet criteria a-m within the policy. At the moment, it is unclear as to whether each of these 13 requirements has to be met and the relationship between them and a future iteration of the policy should better reflect this to ensure the policy is effective and justified and therefore capable of being found “sound”.

Support

Representation ID: 2405

Received: 25/04/2024

Respondent: Vistry Group

Agent: Boyer Planning

We are concerned that by not including policies on climate Change in the Regulation 18 Draft the Council are losing the opportunity to gain valuable consultation responses from a range of stakeholders to inform this emerging and very important area of policy.

Vistry is committed to sustainable construction methods and building sustainable homes that follow the latest guidance and policy. Development of the site at Land West of Grantham would provide sustainable and net-zero homes for residents in the wider Grantham area.

Support

Representation ID: 2406

Received: 25/04/2024

Respondent: Vistry Group

Agent: Boyer Planning

The Council rightly identify that the on-going provision of local services and facilities is of critical importance to the sustainability of the District’s towns and villages. Grantham, as Sub Regional Centre provides a range of services which serve a wider population, but it is also important to remember the importance of the more localised facilities.

Support

Representation ID: 2407

Received: 25/04/2024

Respondent: Vistry Group

Agent: Boyer Planning

This new policy is supported to enable appropriate new community facilities to be provided being well located for the intended community and prioritising access by walking and cycling. The site at Land West of Grantham is of a scale where the provision of new community services and facilities can be provided to benefit existing and future residents, including education, community, sports and recreational facilities, informal open spaces, green and blue infrastructure and a local centre.

Support

Representation ID: 2408

Received: 25/04/2024

Respondent: Vistry Group

Agent: Boyer Planning

We consider that the land allocated at Gonerby Moor for employment use provides an exciting opportunity to provide new jobs and investment, offsets the loss of land from the Grantham Southern Gateway, and is therefore supported.

Growth at Gonerby Moor would be considered to align with growth on Land West of Grantham and provides a synergy in terms of the delivery of jobs and homes.

Support

Representation ID: 2409

Received: 25/04/2024

Respondent: Vistry Group

Agent: Boyer Planning

We support the Draft Plan in recognising and addressing the locational requirements strategic employment operators have and planning accordingly to meet that market demand in suitably accessible locations across the District.

The Regulation 18 Local Plan had allocated significantly more land than the specified requirements outlined in the Employment Land Study. However, the supportive text of Policy E2 recognises the proposed sites for allocation allow for a suitable amount of choice in the market for employment use, such as through the provision of employment land at Gonerby Moor, which benefits from the existing nearby employment as well as from the access to the A1.

Support

Representation ID: 2410

Received: 25/04/2024

Respondent: Vistry Group

Agent: Boyer Planning

The South Kesteven Landscape Character Assessment has been used by the Council to inform its landscape policy, however it is noted this is dated 2007 and has not been updated for the Local Plan Review, when in fact the document itself confirms ‘it is intended to be the start of a continuing process of landscape character assessment.’. The policy is supported however, it remains important for the Council to ensure that their evidence base documents are up to date, and should be updated prior to examination.