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Regulation 18 Draft Local Plan
Spatial Strategy and Settlement Hierarchy
Representation ID: 370
Received: 05/04/2024
Respondent: Stamford Civic Society
Because of the nature of Stamford’s historic core, being recognised as the first Conservation Area in the country, the future expansion of the town should be protected from any growth that might impact on the core. Account should be taken of the location of the town in relation to adjoining planning areas and the need to ensure that “over the County boundary” development is included in any impact assessment and development allocation.
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SP1: Spatial Strategy
Representation ID: 371
Received: 05/04/2024
Respondent: Stamford Civic Society
Paragraph 6.11. It is vital that all planning applications are required to fully address the impact of development on infrastructure (see Stamford Civic Society comments at Chapter 13 below).
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Existing and Proposed Housing Supply
Representation ID: 372
Received: 05/04/2024
Respondent: Stamford Civic Society
1. There does not appear to be any reference to the Barnack Road site (former Cummings Factory site) in either the draft plan or the existing local plan. This site is believed to be intended for residential and employment use. This site is evaluated in the AECOM SKPR 28. In the previous approved Local Plan the sites were allocated for employment.
2. For Site SKPR-266 see comments under Chapter 9
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NEW POLICY 3: New Community Services and Facilities
Representation ID: 373
Received: 05/04/2024
Respondent: Stamford Civic Society
The Stamford Civic Society supports and welcomes New Policy 3; New Community Services and Facilities.
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NEW POLICY 3: New Community Services and Facilities
Representation ID: 374
Received: 05/04/2024
Respondent: Stamford Civic Society
The Stamford Civic Society supports and welcomes New Policy 3; New Community Services and Facilities.
The Society supports SP6: Protecting Community Services and Facilities. However, SP6 should be enhanced to specifically refer to the conversion of commercial and retail uses to residential in Town centres where the previous use is no longer sustainable. SP6; should also specifically encourage the conversion and occupation of town centre upper floors to residential use. This will lead to enhanced vibrancy of market towns, particularly in the evening. It will also contribute to windfall housing numbers. (See STM2 of current SKDC Local Plan).
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Policy E6 – Loss of Employment Land and Buildings to Non-Employment Uses
Representation ID: 375
Received: 05/04/2024
Respondent: Stamford Civic Society
Paragraph 9.39 (see above) appears to be confused as it refers to “the City”. There are no Cities within SKDC.
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NEW POLICY 4: Biodiversity Opportunity and Delivering Measurable Net Gains
Representation ID: 376
Received: 05/04/2024
Respondent: Stamford Civic Society
New Policy 4 – Biodiversity Opportunity and Delivering Measurable Net Gains - This policy is welcomed by Stamford Civic Society..
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EN6: The Historic Environment
Representation ID: 377
Received: 05/04/2024
Respondent: Stamford Civic Society
The Society supports the revised Policy EN6, but consider further provisions should be made to strengthen the Policy. In particular ensuring that Heritage Impact Assessments comply with NPPF and that a requirement that Archaelogical findings and reports are required to be made public as soon as possible.
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Monitoring Framework
Representation ID: 378
Received: 05/04/2024
Respondent: Stamford Civic Society
We welcome the undertaking by SKDC to monitor the local plan and review annually, and to consider amendment if they are found not to work in practice.
However, monitoring cannot take place if there is no benchmark to measure compliance. It is Imperative that an IDP is prepared approved and monitored along with the policies in Plan.
The Society also wish to draw SKDC’s attention to the specific concerns regarding Heritage Impact Assessment. The welcomes SKDC’s clear strategy for the plan period but asks that its specific concerns are addressed before the Local Plan is issued in its final form.
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ID1: Infrastructure for Growth
Representation ID: 379
Received: 05/04/2024
Respondent: Stamford Civic Society
Policies ID1 and ID2 seek to ensure that all necessary infrastructure including highways and transport strategies are provided at the right time by developer contribution. However, the final paragraph of ID1 recognises that viability issues may result in “prioritising provision”. This means that it is extremely unlikely that developer contributions through s106 and CIL will meet all the requirements for infrastructure in the plan period. The relevant public authorities must therefore make adequate provision to meet the shortfall which may be anticipated.
