Support

Representation ID: 8167

Received: 29/11/2024

Respondent: Stoke Dry Estate

Agent: Phillips Planning Services

The Estate supports the content of Policy E4 as setting out a reasonable approach to protecting rural areas whilst acknowledging that rural areas can accommodate some farm diversification and employment provision.

Object

Representation ID: 8209

Received: 29/11/2024

Respondent: R S Hurwood

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Runs counter to the map showing where wind and solar farms might be put, see CC8 comments. These comments state that ' The interactive map shows potential wind and solar farms all over the place; as you say in this paragraph many of these sites will be inappropriate. Did no-one do a common-sense objective assessment of this?' This comment also applies to Policy E5.

Object

Representation ID: 8251

Received: 30/11/2024

Respondent: Hereward Homes Greetham Ltd

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

As drafted the criteria based approach (clauses i) – vii)) provide a test for the suitability of locating rural employment development (criterion a) but appear specifically to exclude locations outside larger villages.
One solution would be simply to change the locational criteria to refer to “Outside of the planned limits of development”. This would also bring the policy into accord with NPPF paragraph 89 which is quoted in the supporting text.

Support

Representation ID: 8391

Received: 02/12/2024

Respondent: Hanbury Farms Partnership

Agent: Savills

Policy E4 is supported. It is considered to be in accordance with paragraph 88 of the NPPF.

Object

Representation ID: 8585

Received: 02/12/2024

Respondent: Best Little Building Co. Ltd

Agent: Invicta Planning

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Policy E4 in Rutland aims to support the retention and expansion of existing businesses, but it emphasizes the conversion of existing buildings, which the NPPF does not. It should be updated to align with NPPF Para 88, which allows for new building construction. Policy E4 requires compliance with seven restrictive criteria for development, which goes beyond NPPF Para 89. It only permits new employment uses in rural areas that support the rural economy and cannot be located within the Planned Limits of Development. Policy E1 needs to be more positive and allow for new employment development outside built development limits.

Object

Representation ID: 8627

Received: 02/12/2024

Respondent: Anglian Water

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Have an informative advising that applicants should contact AWS at an early stage in site selection to consider water demands and process efficiencies.