Regulation 18 Draft Local Plan

Support

Representation ID: 1323

Received: 25/04/2024

Respondent: Caddick Developments

Agent: Boyer Planning

Land South of Gonerby Lane, West of the A1, Gonerby Moor, Grantham s proposed to be allocated within the Regulation 18 Draft Local Plan for employment provision of 63.7 Ha of E(g), B2 and B8; under the reference SKPR-100. A number of evidence based documents which support the Draft Local Plan have considered the site in further detail. Our client is highly supportive of the Council’s approach to allocating the site for commercial purposes with the Draft Local Plan.

Support

Representation ID: 1324

Received: 25/04/2024

Respondent: Caddick Developments

Agent: Boyer Planning

We support the Draft Plan in recognising and addressing the locational requirements strategic employment operators have and planning accordingly to meet the market demand in suitably accessible locations across the District. We consider that our Client’s site at Land South of Gonerby Lane, Gonerby Moor (SKPR-100) will help to support the economic development needs of the area so that the local economy is not adversely impacted and hence is a suitable proposed allocation put forward by the Council.
We consider wording within the plan should be clarified. The Draft Plan allocates ‘circa 338 Ha’ of land for employment provision, however a large proportion of this is from previous allocations which have been carried over from the current adopted Local Plan. We suggest the Council should make a clear distinction between the new allocations as part of the Draft Plan, and those allocations that are being carried forward. This should be detailed specifically in hectares to clearly demonstrate how much new growth is being proposed and how much is being retained and carried forward.

Support

Representation ID: 1325

Received: 25/04/2024

Respondent: Caddick Developments

Agent: Boyer Planning

The site has not been delivering as per the previous policy.

The ELS (2023) states in relation to the site, that 51.2 Ha should be partially released from the original employment allocation due to consent being granted for housing and a retail park on the site (ELS, footnote 83, p. 126). On this basis, in accordance with the evidence presented within the ELS we consider that there is not a realistic prospect of 51.2 Ha delivering B2/B8 uses and this area should be removed from the employment allocation. The proposed summary of changes within the Draft Local Plan states how Policy E1 has been amended in line with the ELS, however this has not been the case as the 52.1 Ha has not been deallocated or released in line with this recommendation. We also consider this exemplifies the logical allocation of our Client’s site at Gonerby Moor (SKPR-100) as helps to offset the employment land lost in the Grantham Sub Regional Centre from the Southern Gateway.

Support

Representation ID: 1326

Received: 25/04/2024

Respondent: Caddick Developments

Agent: Boyer Planning

Considers the allocation of Client’s site at Gonerby Moor (SKPR-100) is logical and helps to offset the employment land lost in the Grantham Sub Regional Centre from the Southern Gateway. The site will help to support the economic development needs of the area so that the local economy is not adversely impacted and hence is a suitable proposed allocation put forward by the Council. Considers our Client’s site to be more suited over smaller sites as does not run the risk of being brought forward for other uses due to the strategic scale of the site and connections to the strategic road network.

Support

Representation ID: 1327

Received: 25/04/2024

Respondent: Caddick Developments

Agent: Boyer Planning

We consider the Council are justified in allocating more land than the scenarios within the ELS (2023) identify. Taking a counter approach to the assessment of soundness and conclusions reached by the Inspector for the adopted Local Plan, which was only 4 years ago, would mean not providing flexibility for economic growth particularly for the industrial and logistics industry would mean the Plan would not be positively prepared or found to be ‘sound’.

Support

Representation ID: 1328

Received: 25/04/2024

Respondent: Caddick Developments

Agent: Boyer Planning

Chapter 7 considers the housing need of the District. The existing and proposed supply set out within the Draft Plan recognises Grantham as supporting the most growth. Table 2 outlines proposed site allocations for 1,044 dwellings within the emerging plan to be provided at Grantham which is higher than all the other settlement’s and is over 36% of the overall provision. In total, including completions and current commitments this increases to 49% of the overall distribution of development being provided by the Grantham Sub-Area.

We support Grantham and the surrounding areas as being the primary focus for growth as this complements the spatial strategy as outlined above in terms of Grantham being the Sub-Regional Centre and focus for growth. This also supports the link between housing development being close to areas of employment provision to ensure appropriate labour supply and demand is accessible.

Support

Representation ID: 1329

Received: 25/04/2024

Respondent: Caddick Developments

Agent: Boyer Planning

Policy SP2: Settlement Hierarchy sets out tiers in which the settlements across the district are ranked. This Policy recognises Grantham as sitting at the top of this hierarchy and therefore being the focus for the “majority of development”. We support this approach and agree that Grantham should be marked as the top of this hierarchy and deliver housing and employment development at a larger scale compared to the other areas within the District. This approach in turn results in the need to allocate new employment land of a sufficient scale and quantum to provide new jobs and employment opportunities, reduce outward commuting levels and to support a strong and competitive local economy.

Support

Representation ID: 1330

Received: 25/04/2024

Respondent: Caddick Developments

Agent: Boyer Planning

We support the conclusions drawn from the evidence base and the importance of this being translated into the spatial strategy with development for employment land being focused to the Grantham Sub-Regional Centre as this supports the housing provision in the area by being a logical sustainable location within the District.

Support

Representation ID: 1331

Received: 25/04/2024

Respondent: Caddick Developments

Agent: Boyer Planning

The Objectives have been amended to emphasise the approach towards Biodiversity and Climate Change. Objectives 1 to 9 focus on economic aspects and the enhancement of prosperity within the District. We fully support what has been outlined in the objectives and we support the provision of a range of well-located sites for employment and that these should be of an adequate and appropriate scale and type to help stimulate the required economic growth within the District (Objectives 2 and 3). We also particularly agree with Objective 6 in that the focus for employment provision should be directed towards the Grantham Sub-Regional Centre, due to the locational context being within close proximity of the A1 and this acting as a key driver for growth in the employment sector in this location.

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 adequate and appropriate employment provision to meet the needs of the District.

Support

Representation ID: 1332

Received: 25/04/2024

Respondent: Caddick Developments

Agent: Boyer Planning

The Vision provided has been updated to reflect the Council’s commitment to fight climate change, and create a successful and strong economy, whilst building sustainable communities that provide a high quality of life. The suggested Vision 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.

The Vision seeks to ensure there is a successful and diverse economy and recognises Grantham as a key area within the district which will enable the delivery of new employment opportunities.