Regulation 18 Draft Local Plan

Object

Representation ID: 2265

Received: 24/04/2024

Respondent: Allison Homes

Land at Peterborough Road, Market Deeping is proposed as a draft allocation for approximately 15ha of employment use. However, Allison Homes proposed to bring this site forward to contribute towards the housing needs of the district. The land has no prospects of being developed for employment use and such a use would not be in keeping with the residential nature of the surrounding land use to the east, west, and south.

Object

Representation ID: 2266

Received: 24/04/2024

Respondent: Allison Homes

We support the Draft Plan in recognising and providing the economic needs in the suitable location of Grantham. However, we consider the land off Peterborough Road at Market Deeping is not a suitable location to provide the required B8 units that are set out as required through the Employment Land Study.

Due to the plentiful supply of employment land available to the Council, the site at Peterborough Road, Market Deeping should also be released as an employment allocation and be provided with a residential allocation for around 100 units, to contribute towards the housing requirement.

Support

Representation ID: 2267

Received: 24/04/2024

Respondent: Allison Homes

The Regulation 18 consultation document highlights in paragraph 2.1 that the plan period for the emerging Local Plan will run from 1st April 2021 through to 1st April 2041. It is positive to see that the Council are seeking to plan for the longer period and preparing a document which covers 20 years. We are however concerned that upon adoption the Council may feel to meet the minimum requirements as outlined in paragraph 22 of the NPPF (2023). Paragraph 22 of the NPPF requires “strategic policies should look ahead over a minimum 15 year period from adoption” and in our view the emerging SKDC Local Plan will not meet this. In order to provide a minimum 15 year period from adoption the plan will need to be adopted by 31st March 2026 at the very latest in order to provide the required time period. However, as the Local Plan has already experienced delays, it is reasonable to assume that further delays in timescales will be encountered. By taking a positive and proactive approach to delivering to the plan period, the Council is able to ensure that the plan is robust and credible with the opportunity to deliver more housing across South Kesteven to meet local needs. We encourage the Council to extend the plan period by at least another two years to a time horizon of 2043 which will allow for any further delays in plan making whilst still ensuring that the minimum time period can be achieved.

Support

Representation ID: 2268

Received: 24/04/2024

Respondent: Allison Homes

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 and creating a strong economy. We are 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, and the Vision should be amended
accordingly to account for the additional years of the plan period.

Support

Representation ID: 2269

Received: 24/04/2024

Respondent: Allison Homes

We consider that Objective 9 should be amended to take into the consideration in the extension of the Plan period, and 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.

Object

Representation ID: 2270

Received: 24/04/2024

Respondent: Allison Homes

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 within the policy. At the moment, it is unclear as to whether these requirements have to be met by development proposals and the relationship between them.

Support

Representation ID: 2271

Received: 24/04/2024

Respondent: Allison Homes

Policy SP1 outlines that the Local Plan is to deliver sustainable growth across the District. We are broadly supportive of the approach to propose development across the District in locations which are suitable and sustainable. This approach will allow for greater certainty that the needs of the District can be met in a positive and robust manner. Market Deeping is classed as a Main Town and it is clear that further housing growth should be allocated to settlements within this tier that are the most sustainable. Policy SP1 is clear that the Council is using the Standard Method for identifying housing need as the starting point which we support and are not aware of any justified and objective evidence which suggests a lower figure should be used.

Support

Representation ID: 2272

Received: 24/04/2024

Respondent: Allison Homes

It is pleasing to see the Council have used the Government’s Standard Method in calculating the need for housing, in addition to the use of a 21% uplift, resulting in a total housing requirement of 16,975 dwellings. To meet this requirement, the Council propose to allocate an additional 2,901 dwellings across 23 sites. We contend that Land at Peterborough Road, Market Deeping would be a suitable site to put forward to assist the Council in meeting it’s housing requirement.

Support

Representation ID: 2273

Received: 24/04/2024

Respondent: Allison Homes

We acknowledge the importance of providing affordable housing options on large sites as this ensures a range of accommodation to come forward across South Kesteven. The policy as presented in the Regulation 18 document includes a ranging percentage requirements which we understand will be refined as a result of the Whole Plan Viability Assessment. Alongside the Regulation 18 Local Plan, the Council have published a Whole Plan Viability Assessments prepared dated January 2024 which has been prepared by HDH Planning & Development Ltd and assumes a consistent 30% level of affordable housing for testing purposes along with a defined mix of tenure type. We are therefore unsure why the emerging policy has not reflected this evidence base at this stage. Ahead of the Regulation 19 document, it will be essential that the Council provide clarity as to the level of affordable housing and the mix of tenures that are required to meet needs.

Support

Representation ID: 2274

Received: 24/04/2024

Respondent: Allison Homes

A Site Assessment has been carried out to demonstrate where there is suitable land for development. The assessment has used the Red Amber Green (RAG) method which we agree is appropriate in finding the most suitable land for development.