Empingham

Object

Representation ID: 5109

Received: 22/12/2023

Respondent: Empingham Parish Council

Empingham village needs to expand if it is to continue as a local service centre both in respect of the Medical Centre and to a lesser extent the primary school.

Expansion of the village is constrained by natural water boundaries to the east and south. The only practical expansion is to the west, towards Oakham, on both sides of the Whitwell Road.

The Medical Centre has recently increased both the scope of its services and the number of patients it serves to more than 10,000. Most staff and patients do not live in Empingham village and need to travel by road to the Centre from within the Centre’s extensive catchment area (from Whissendine to North Stamford). The Clinical Commissioning Group require the Centre to further expand its operations. The Centre, the Patients Participation Group and village residents all want the Centre to remain in Empingham. Expansion cannot be met on the present site. A potential site has been identified to the west of the village and discussions between the Centre and the landowner are progressing with survey work contracted. The site is outside the current PLD but within current Rutland Water Area (RWA). It is not owned or managed by Anglia Water.

RCC should review the line of the Rutland Water Area to include only land that directly contributes to the protected wetland status and extend the Empingham village PLD to the west beyond the cemetery eg to Sykes Lane. A consequential effect would be to make the wide verge north of the Whitwell Road available for potential future development of a decent off road bus stop with facilities necessary to allow access to buses for wheelchair users. There are significant hedges and trees to the north of that verge to shield any appropriate modest development from the road.

The proposed minor revisions to the PLD for Empingham should be revisited ;-
If PLDs are not necessary for smaller villages why are they needed for larger villages/local service centres; would they serve a practical purpose ?
the map for the Empingham Village PLD and explanatory notes in the Reg document are incorrect and should be revised;-
Emp 1 is incorrectly described as being off Home Court. It is in fact part of the garden to number 2 Well Court,
the PLD from Main Street to the end of the Cul-de-Sac at the eastern end of Willoughby Drive should allow consideration for a possible additional vehicle entrance to the Primary School (there is an appeal pending against refusal of application to build houses at that part of Willoughby Drive),
the PLD should be modified to include land to the rear on numbers 44a and 44b Main Street for which RCC approved 21-7-2021 a change of use from agricultural land to garden land (Planning application 2021/0488/FUL).

Object

Representation ID: 5527

Received: 05/01/2024

Respondent: Tim Allen

The Dovecote site, on land to the east of Exton Road, Empingham should be included as an allocation, with the PLD adjusted accordingly to include it. The site has a potential capacity of 12 - 14 homes, and with a specific provision that the development constitutes enabling development to secure the future of the heritage monument (the Dovecote) on the site.

Object

Representation ID: 7413

Received: 08/01/2024

Respondent: Hereward Homes

Agent: Barmach Ltd

If PLD’s are retained it is recommended that boundaries be extended as set out below to reflect the physical form of Empingham village to allow small scale sustainable development.

See attached map