Manton

Object

Representation ID: 5684

Received: 06/01/2024

Respondent: Mrs Ruth Blinch

The new Spatial strategy Chapter 5 re-categorises Manton as a larger village. In chapter 2 the characteristics of a larger village are listed as “with facilities such as a school, a store, a post office, general medical practice, employment opportunities, community and leisure facilities and bus links “ Manton clearly lacks most of these and is unsuitable for significant further development such as that mentioned in Chapter 6.
Chapter 6 Policy H1, item H1.11. The site allocation plan shows 10 dwellings in the field North of the Horse &Jockey. This is inappropriate for a small village.

Object

Representation ID: 5716

Received: 06/01/2024

Respondent: Mrs Morag Topham

The spatial strategy which proposes the re-designation of Manton as a larger village is flawed. Manton does not have any of the characteristics set out in Chapter 2 (specifically services schools, shops etc.). There has been no correlation between population and services as Manton have none that would put us into the large village category (like Cottesmore or Empingham for example ) which do have shops, GP surgery and facilities. I suggest that Manton would be therefore be unsuitable for any significant further development. The village only has greenfield sites and I strongly urge suitable alternative brownfield locations are sought

Object

Representation ID: 5777

Received: 06/01/2024

Respondent: Mr Simon Edwards

Manton is hard to categorise as a large village, it has housing, a pub and few businesses. It has no shop, school, doctor, post office and few facilities. Public transport is minimal.

Object

Representation ID: 5794

Received: 06/01/2024

Respondent: Mrs Jill Booth

I think that there is an error in regarding Manton as a 'larger village' since there are no facilities except the Horse and Jockey pub. No school or shop.

Object

Representation ID: 6185

Received: 07/01/2024

Respondent: Mr Roger Quemby

Manton should remain defined as a smaller village as it has very limited facilities, which is a pub and has no other facilities such as a post office, convenience store, school, nursery, medical practice, leisure facilites, library or employment possibilities. There is also no available locations for any of these facilities to be sited within the village.

Object

Representation ID: 6371

Received: 08/01/2024

Respondent: Mr Ian Yallop

Manton has been re-categorised as a Larger Village. Chapter 2 of the Plan categorises Larger Villages as "larger villages with facilities such as a school, a convenience store, a post office, general medical practice, employment opportunities, community and leisure facilities and bus links to the towns and neighbouring villages". Apart from a bus link Manton has none of these facilities and it is therefore incorrect to categorise Manton as a Larger village.

Object

Representation ID: 6382

Received: 08/01/2024

Respondent: Manton Parish Council

Summary of MPC e-mail submission of 7/1/24. New classifications do not provide sufficient guidance for planning purposes. Re-classification of Manton from “RV” to Larger Village inappropriate as no school, convenience store, post office, general medical practice. Employment opportunities very limited, bus service timings make it impracticable for many requirements so will result in additional travel and pollution.

Object

Representation ID: 6388

Received: 08/01/2024

Respondent: Manton Parish Council

Summary of MPC e-mail submission of 7/1/24. Reason for selected changes in PLDs not clear. Some of the changes in the North and North East of the village stretch the PLD into the RWA. PLD in site allocation map differs from the evidence base PLD Review Final Report – October 2023. Whilst we understand the reasons given in the report for the particular sites they are not the only sites to which that could apply and we are not clear of the purpose of making these particular changes.

Object

Representation ID: 6555

Received: 08/01/2024

Respondent: Mrs Susan Shepherd

It is not clear how or why Manton has been categorised as a larger village: apart from a pub and an infrequent bus service it has non of the facilities that define a larger village listed in Chapter - post office, school, general medical practice etc.

Object

Representation ID: 6923

Received: 07/01/2024

Respondent: Mr Peter Gooding

I query whether Manton fits the evidence base criteria for being a Larger Village. I believe there are about 140 dwellings and, whilst we have a pub, a small fitness gym, village hall and low frequency bus service, we have not the size or other facilities that would lead to the ‘Larger’ classification. It seems wrong to put Manton in the same category even as Edith Weston (pub, school, shop, post office, Rutland water leisure facilities), let alone such as Cottesmore, Langham or Ketton with even more facilities and dwellings. Although a very few carefully placed new houses might be reasonable in Manton, in the long term such classification could lead to inappropriate development.

Object

Representation ID: 6936

Received: 05/01/2024

Respondent: Mr and Mrs . Triggel

Agent: Freeths LLP

- Policy SS1 – Spatial Strategy for new development: The approach to the settlement hierarchy and specifically the inclusion of unsustainable settlements within the definition of ‘Larger Villages’. This results in settlements being identified for proposed allocations and subject to
potential windfall schemes in settlements that are not suitably served by appropriate facilities and services. In particular we identify concern that the inclusion of Manton as a large village is not justified based on the evidence base.

Object

Representation ID: 7233

Received: 08/01/2024

Respondent: Colin Dodd

The new "Spatial Strategy" Chapter 5 which re-categorises Manton as a "larger village". In Chapter 2 the characteristics of a larger village are stated to be "with facilities such as a school, a convenience store, a post office, general medical practice, employment opportunities, community and leisure facilities and bus links to the towns and neighbouring villages." In practice the cut off between large and small has been made on population (above 350) irrespective of facilities.

Manton lacks most of the facilities required to be considered as a “larger village”. Manton needs to be correctly classified as a small village, with no shop, school, medical practice employment opportunities etc. This village has a limited bus service and is not suitable for expansion as it would increase use of the highway and could not be classed as sustainable development.

Object

Representation ID: 7289

Received: 07/01/2024

Respondent: Mr Peter Gooding

Mapping for Manton and the PLD evidence report do not seem to correspond - The difference between the two set out PLDs would determine whether development of the site off Cemetery Lane could go ahead as soon as the plan is approved, or whether development would only be allowed in the ‘exceptional circumstances’ of a housing shortfall.
Also RWA boundary has not been changed to reflect PLD changes and therefore seemingly illogically, some areas to the North and Northeast of the village within the changed LPD now lie within the RWA, and so have hardly any options for development. Previously the LPD and RWA were seemingly more tidily coincident.
The interactive map shows a potential wildlife area to the West of lower Cemetery Lane, but sadly a caravan site has been approved on this area!