Object

Representation ID: 7536

Received: 08/01/2024

Respondent: Mr Roderick Morgan

2041 date set, but with no concrete metrics our targets for elements of the vision. This is therefore not a 'plan' in the sense of a coherent approach for implementing policies to achieve defined outcomes, however worthy.

The Local Plan will have supported the delivery of:
• Improve people's quality of life? According to what measures? By how much? Address impacts of CC to what extent? Will Rutland be carbon net zero or not?
• Economy has to be linked to centres of employment and commerce in surrounding towns and nearby cities (where people work in significant numbers). This is absent from the plan.
• a range of high-quality housing that meet the County's minimum housing needs - Why not state a concrete goal regarding a top priority, i.e. Truly affordable housing, and specialist needs. Specific aspects of 'quality' must be identified - with teeth to enforce it, this should be in the vision too, or this lacks credibility.
• As private vehicles dominate transport in Rutland, the vision needs to emphasise and explain in detail how public transport and active mobility can and will be done differently in approach and quantity from now to shift the balance away from total reliance on cars,
• Development and change which also respects Rutland's rural character - This is so vague and in tension with itself as to be a nearly meaningless statement in terms of practical policy.
• protection and preservation of heritage assets and natural environment - No, not strong enough - this needs to state hard targets in terms of enhancing, restoring and expanding (use of or extent of) heritage assets and (critically) the natural environment. Needs to be set as a priority requiring compromise with agriculture, transport, development,
• appropriate infrastructure to mitigate the impact of new development - No, not strong enough - high quality integrated infrastructure needs to precede, shape and enable new development so that there is a positive net impact, when development takes place. A serious, tangible long term strategy is required.