Support

Representation ID: 4745

Received: 12/12/2023

Respondent: Miss Serena Solanki

I support the policy but this policy is in direct conflict with the housing development proposal sites.
Many of the sites are located near water courses which will lead to pollution of the water courses during construction and after. There hasn't been a thorough assessment for this and needs to be addressed.

Support for the policy is welcomed.
Very few of the allocations/reserve housing allocations in the Regulation 18 Local plan are located close to a watercourse. All sites are subject to further review prior to inclusion in the Regulation 19 Plan.
The 3rd paragraph of the policy specifically covers development which leads to the deterioration of a water body.

Support

Representation ID: 4871

Received: 22/12/2023

Respondent: Burley Parish Meeting

Planning of junctions, traffic lights, needs simple modifications, to improve the flow of traffic. I sometimes wonder if the engineers who design junctions, paint the lines or sequence the lights have ever driven a car or sat in traffic, with engines idling?

This is a highway matter and therefore outside the remit of the Local Plan

Support

Representation ID: 5102

Received: 03/01/2024

Respondent: Natural England

Natural England supports this policy.

support noted

Support

Representation ID: 5204

Received: 03/01/2024

Respondent: Mr Frank Brett

Supported, but we do need this policy to be effectively enforced.

support noted

Support

Representation ID: 5304

Received: 03/01/2024

Respondent: Mary Cade

This policy should include specifics relating to demolition, with assessments and procedures to be followed if a planning application that involves demolition is approved. These would relate to air, light, noise, dust, land, water or other environmental pollution or harm to amenity, health well-being or safety, caused by the demolition.

Agree, although it should be noted that this can only be required where the demolition requires planning permission

Support

Representation ID: 5836

Received: 06/01/2024

Respondent: Braunston-in-Rutland Parish Council

Run off seems to be a problem from many new developments causing flooding to existing houses and roads

Support for the policy is welcomed.
This matter is covered by policy CC14 Flood Risk

Object

Representation ID: 6653

Received: 08/01/2024

Respondent: Distinctive Developments Group Ltd

This policy, as drafted, could mean that valuable brownfield sites may not be brought forward for housing development since viability may be an issue on contaminated sites. Why not just condition any planning consent in relation to contamination, as is currently the case? This policy places an unncessary upfront cost on developers at the planning application stage which again can threaten viability and ultimately housing delivery

comments noted, however it is considered that the requirement in respect of contaminated sites should be considered and addressed through the planning application process.

Object

Representation ID: 6774

Received: 05/01/2024

Respondent: Barrowden Parish Council

This Policy is inadequate in respect of light pollution. Specific criteria needs to be set, especially in rural communities to protect wildlife such as bats, moths, etc about the style, luminosity and time lights are on.

Agree, add a section on control of light pollution.

Object

Representation ID: 7080

Received: 08/01/2024

Respondent: Mr Tony Godwin

Light pollution.
Reference to this was made in the previous plan and is regularly flouted by the current fashion for wall lights as regular intervals on all elevations of houses. Can this be better enforced?

It should be noted that a policy can only be used where development requires planning permission. Additional policy text covering light pollution is proposed to be included in this policy

Object

Representation ID: 7367

Received: 08/01/2024

Respondent: The Society of Merchant Venturers

Agent: Savills

Policy SC4 adds that – ‘In achieving this, development should be designed from the outset to improve air, land and water quality and promote environmental benefits.’ Paragraphs 191 and 194 of the NPPF (2023) are clear that policies should seek to minimise potential adverse effects and focus on ensuring an acceptable use of land. The requirement for proposals to ‘improve’ air, land and water quality ‘from the outset’ therefore does not appear to align with other text in Policy SC4 and goes beyond the overall provisions of the NPPF (2023). It is therefore recommended that the current policy wording is reviewed
and revised accordingly.

The policy as worded adds detail to the advice of NPPF. In particular it is noted that paragraph 180 e) says that policies should prevent new and existing development from contributing to .... unacceptable levels of soil, air, water or noise pollution or land instability and ..... wherever possible, help to improve local environmental conditions such as air and water quality.
and Paragraph 192 of NPPF refers to opportunities to improve air quality or mitigate impacts, and paragraph

Object

Representation ID: 7468

Received: 08/01/2024

Respondent: Clipsham Parish Meeting

This policy is incapable of implementation because of its subjectivity and vagueness. It clearly presents a presumption in favour of development. It is merely a wish list which it is impossible to accomplish. It does not even acknowledge the significant increase in air pollution from additional rural traffic which will undoubtedly be generated from Policy SS4. The policy needs to be re-constructed with a presumption against development and subject to defined and measurable targets to specify defined thresholds of air pollution which need to be guaranteed for development to be approved. These thresholds must not exceed present measured levels of pollution.

Local Plan policies must be positively worded and are therefore usually worded in favour of development.
Policy SC4 is considered to provided sufficient detail and clarity to be used in the determination of planning application. It is noted that additional changes have been proposed in response to individual comments.

Support

Representation ID: 7623

Received: 08/01/2024

Respondent: Environment Agency

We welcome the requirement that ‘development should minimise pollution and where possible contribute to the protection and improvement of the quality of air, land, and water’. We advise that this is secured through a Construction Environment Management Plan which outlines the mitigation measures and how these will manage potential impacts to water quality.

We also welcome the requirement within the policy that developments that would ‘lead to deterioration or may compromise the ability of a water body or underlying groundwater to meet good status standards required by the Water Framework Directive will not be permitted’.

We request that you add reference to our ‘Land contamination: Risk management’ guidance into the policy. This is available at Land contamination risk management (LCRM) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Developers should use land contamination risk management (LCRM) to:
• identify and assess if there is an unacceptable risk
• assess what remediation options are suitable to manage the risk
• plan and carry out remediation
• verify that remediation has worked

Agree, add reference to Construction Environment Management Plans

Support

Representation ID: 7624

Received: 08/01/2024

Respondent: Environment Agency

We request that the following is added into the policy to make it in line with a good example we have seen within the recently adopted Central Lincolnshire Local Plan.
‘Where development is proposed on a site which is known to be or has the potential to be affected by contamination, a preliminary risk assessment should be undertaken by the developer and submitted to the Local Planning Authority as the first stage in assessing the risk of contamination'.

Finally, the policy does not mention cemeteries. A high priority is placed on protecting groundwater within principal aquifers and groundwater catchments used for drinking water supply, and new larger cemetery developments in such areas might not be appropriate. It is therefore considered that reference should be made to this. More information is contained within the Environment Agency’s approach to groundwater protection.

Agree

Object

Representation ID: 7884

Received: 07/01/2024

Respondent: CPRE Rutland

How will potential pollution or proposed mediations be assessed? What if the promised levels are not
achieved in practice? The policy itself should be clear on these issues.

These issues are not relevant to the Local Plan or planning policy. The NPPF states that the focus of planning policies and decisions should be on whether proposed development is an acceptable use of land, rather than the control of processes or emissions (where these are subject to separate pollution control regimes). Planning decisions should assume that these regimes will operate effectively. (paragraph 194 NPPF 2023)

Support

Representation ID: 7937

Received: 08/01/2024

Respondent: Ryhall Parish Council

SC4 Pollution Control - Support

support noted