Object

Representation ID: 4810

Received: 19/12/2023

Respondent: Mr Ian Dobson

The Housing Development at Quarry Farm does not support the Objectives identified in this section.
The location is remote in Rutland not local - infact it borders Lincolnshire/Stamford.
There are not good transport links. There are no local jobs. Inadequate services. The health facilities are oversubscribed and in "Special Measures".
There are insufficient Education places for the proposed 650 houses(finally 2,000 houses).
The construction is proposed on a Greenfield site that is currently used as open space for exercise and wildlife.
The infrastructure at the moment before development is inadequate with poor access onto and off the A1

Comments noted. The Local Plan allocates Quarry Farm (as part of the Stamford North development) for housing and it forms a fundamental part of the Spatial Strategy for the delivery of housing. All allocated housing sites have been through a rigorous site appraisal process that cover environmental, social and economic factors. The availability and deliverability of development sites is a key part of ensuring that housing needs are met through the Local Plan. The allocation of Stamford North will facilitate the delivery of the wider site and meet the duty to co-operate requirement for South Kesteven DC and Rutland.

Object

Representation ID: 4945

Received: 31/12/2023

Respondent: Mr Neal Ince

Development should absolutely be sustainable but there is nothing sustainable about the proposal to use an environmentally important greenfield site at Stamford North to build 650 homes that the town will not be able to cope with, neither services nor congestion.

Comments noted. The Local Plan allocates Quarry Farm (as part of the Stamford North development) for housing and it forms a fundamental part of the Spatial Strategy for the delivery of housing. All allocated housing sites have been through a rigorous site appraisal process that cover environmental, social and economic factors. The availability and deliverability of development sites is a key part of ensuring that housing needs are met through the Local Plan. The allocation of Stamford North will facilitate the delivery of the wider site and meet the duty to co-operate requirement for South Kesteven DC and Rutland.

Support

Representation ID: 5009

Received: 02/01/2024

Respondent: Mrs Sara Glover

Agree

Support noted.

Support

Representation ID: 5051

Received: 02/01/2024

Respondent: Mary Cade

I support the objective but the selection of Quarry Farm as an allocated site does not meet this objective. It is a greenfield site, remote from the rest of Rutland (and will therefore provide little benefit to Rutland apart from Council Tax and Housing numbers), with no transport links, and where the nearest health facilities and secondary education are oversubscribed.

Comments noted. The Local Plan allocates Quarry Farm (as part of the Stamford North development) for housing and it forms a fundamental part of the Spatial Strategy for the delivery of housing. All allocated housing sites have been through a rigorous site appraisal process that cover environmental, social and economic factors. The availability and deliverability of development sites is a key part of ensuring that housing needs are met through the Local Plan. The allocation of Stamford North will facilitate the delivery of the wider site and meet the duty to co-operate requirement for South Kesteven DC and Rutland.

Support

Representation ID: 5278

Received: 03/01/2024

Respondent: Tracey Chadwick

I support this policy however wish to highlight that Land of Mill Lane Cottesmore does not fit with this policy. Following a recent rejection for development on the same site, the planning committee concluded 20- 30 dwellings may represent a more organic form of growth. Kendrew Barracks is currently growing adding to the population of Cottesmore. A site of this scale is inappropriate. A smaller site contained within the village would be more suitable. For example Land off Harrier Close or other services centres such as Empingham who has had very limited growth in recent years should be considered.

Support and comments noted. All site appraisals are being reviewed in the light of comments and further evidence received.

Support

Representation ID: 5349

Received: 04/01/2024

Respondent: Mrs Mary Cate

Need to ensure appropriate development in the right location, not the easiest

Support noted.
The assessment process of the site allocations ensures that only suitable developments in suitable locations are considered.

Support

Representation ID: 5493

Received: 05/01/2024

Respondent: Francis Jackson Homes Ltd

We support growth in sustainable village locations - allowing villages the grow and thrive, and provide housing for all - not just a specific demographic - but the full range that provides housing opportunities for all who wish to live and work in Rutland, including the young and those with families. This should include market housing, as well as affordable housing of various tenures. Villages must be allowed the thrive and grow over time too, not just become fossilised.

Support noted.
The Strategic Objective will support an appropriate level of growth.

Object

Representation ID: 5523

Received: 05/01/2024

Respondent: Mr C Udale and Grafton Spaces Ltd

This strategic objective fails to recognise that locating development in smaller settlements can be vital to provide the necessary sustainable community and economic activity to support the amenity in those places. The proposal put forward at the Call for Sites stage for the Dovecote site on the land east of Exton Road, Empingham included proposals for the heritage asset to be made available as a community asset, which could fulfil a range of social and community functions in addition to the amenities already available in the village.

Comments noted. Infill/windfall sites within villages would be assessed against the policies in the Local Plan as a whole. Sites put forward at the Call for Sites stage have been through the rigorous site appraisal process.

Object

Representation ID: 5714

Received: 06/01/2024

Respondent: Mrs Patricia Hart

These are high minded ideals but they are not carried through in the propose planning . My experience is limited to Cottesmore, the plan for the land north of Mill Lane was unanimously rejected with the greed of the developer cited yet here it is again unchanged, Too big for the site no eco features in the construction with no supporting infrastructure. Riding rough shod over the expressed wishes of the community for smaller integrated developments.

Noted. All site appraisals are being reviewed in the light of comments and further evidence received.

Support

Representation ID: 5744

Received: 06/01/2024

Respondent: Braunston-in-Rutland Parish Council

We question the level of growth in unsustainable locations

Support noted.
The assessment process for the site allocations ensures that only suitable developments in suitable locations that promote sustainability will be considered.

Support

Representation ID: 6243

Received: 07/01/2024

Respondent: Mr Chris Read

Please have a read of your objective below. Then tell me if the approval of 66 houses in Whissendine (Appropriate site? Proportionate in scale? In a location that supports sustainability? Good public transport? Active mode connections (what are they)? Jobs? services? health? education? social and community facilities - ha, open space- no, and infrastructure- where? Supporting growth which delivers wider social and economic outcomes, whilst protecting and enhancing the natural and built environmental taking a natural capital approach and in consideration of the rural nature of the County. Absolutely not.

So - great policy. But it seems unlikely.

Comments noted. The Whissendine application (2021/1263/OUT) for 66 dwellings was determined whilst the council could not demonstrate a 5 Year Housing Land Supply as required by the NPPF (due to the withdrawal of the Replacement Local Plan). It was not, assessed against this Local Plan or Strategic Objective 2.

Support

Representation ID: 6434

Received: 08/01/2024

Respondent: Mr Nick Wainwright

Agree

Support noted.

Support

Representation ID: 6610

Received: 08/01/2024

Respondent: Zena Deayton

Support of course. BUT Council can not guarantee/ influence levels of services and infrastructure. No resources - no adequate levels of service for growing population. Not Councils fault but no point in saying it if can’t deliver.

Support noted.
Alongside the Local Plan, an Infrastructure Delivery Plan is being established which brings together a range of data from infrastructure providers to help ensure that the right infrastructure is prioritised. Additionally, at the planning application stage the relevant bodies would be consulted on and additional provisions would be secured through CIL and S106 agreements if required.

Object

Representation ID: 6883

Received: 06/01/2024

Respondent: Mr Martin Couchman

We import 60% of our food. Destroying agricultural land to build more houses DOES compromise the needs of future generations.
This is a serious concern. We face a growing world population, uncertain international politics, and climate change which will reduce crop yields worldwide. We rely absolutely on importing 40%+ of our food, yet do not know if the rest of the world will have a food surplus to sell to us in 50 years.
Destroying farmland commits future generations to uncertainty and great risks from the absence of food security.

Comments noted. The Local Plan must make provision to meet the county’s housing needs and all allocated housing sites in Policy H1 have been through a rigorous site appraisal process that cover environmental, social and economic factors, and the availability and deliverability of development sites is a key part of ensuring that the local plan is deliverable. The approach taken in the Local Plan for the location of new housing is for a wide spread of development across the communities rather than through several large scale developments. Whilst the plan seeks to make the best use of brownfield sites, in order to meet housing needs, particularly in sustainable locations on the edge of settlements, some allocated sites are on greenfield, agricultural land. A recent Written Ministerial Statement (published on 15th May 2024) provides the government’s up to date policy on balancing the need for renewable energy production and the importance of Best and Most Versatile Land for food security, and this is reflected in Policy EN6 of the Local Plan.

Support

Representation ID: 6938

Received: 04/01/2024

Respondent: Mr Cristian Durant

Agent: DLP Planning Ltd

Our client is supportive of this objective and supports proportionate and sustainable growth as is proposed through the appeal application for three houses at Land West of Apple Gate House on Bull Brig Lane in Whitwell. The dwellings subject to the current appeal are designed
to be highly sustainable. They use sustainable technologies to reduce carbon emissions and
limit their environmental impact by utilising standards of insulation, energy generation and saving, water management and recycling that significantly exceed standard building control requirements.

Support noted.

Object

Representation ID: 7398

Received: 08/01/2024

Respondent: Hereward Homes

Agent: Barmach Ltd

Rutland is a rural area with a network of villages as well as its market towns. Within this context it must be recognised that sustainable transport options can be limited and that the need to ensure the continued growth of villages must be balanced against this. Hereward Homes recommended that paragraph 2 is amended as follows:

‘Supporting an appropriate level of growth which is proportionate in scale and sited in locations that promote
sustainability in local communities, especially those where there are good public transport and active mode
connections, and where people can access: homes which are affordable; jobs; services; health, education, social
and community facilities; open space; and infrastructure. However, to ensure that the Plan’s Vision is achieved
it is also recognised that housing and employment growth in those rural villages less well served by public
transport will be required to ensure their long term sustainability and vibrancy ‘

Comments noted. Not deemed required in the Strategic Objective as Chapter 5: Spatial Strategy addresses aspects such as public transport and ensuring the most sustainable location for development.

Object

Representation ID: 7615

Received: 08/01/2024

Respondent: Frank Johnstone

My fear now is that local government/Councils are in danger of turning beautiful idyllic villages into small towns, destroying tight-knit friendly communities and replacing them with large concrete jungles, thus destroying the unique village life and country way of life that we currently enjoy.

Yes of course I understand that our population is growing - but the majority of this growth is in the already highly populated areas such as established cities and towns where generally employment is readily available and the infrastructure to support large communities such as transport, health and education are already established. Therefore, wouldn't it be more sensible, cost effective, and less intrusive on 'England's Green and Pleasant Lands', to expand these towns and cities to cater for the increased population rather than expanding small and medium sized rural villages which would also require enormous investment in infrastructure i.e. expanding the road network, providing greater transportation, increased workspace, more schools, and hospitals etc, not to mention retail outlets?

Comments noted. In accordance with Government guidance, the Local Plan must make provision for change in terms of sustainable growth by allocating sites for housing and employment development. These allocations have been through a rigorous site appraisal process that covers environmental, social and economic factors. Improvements to infrastructure to support such growth can also bring benefits to existing residents and businesses.

Object

Representation ID: 7663

Received: 08/01/2024

Respondent: South Luffenham Parish Council

Strategic objective 2- Sustainable Development Population increases – but while indicating current primary/secondary education facilities does not address how population increases and housing developments will impact on existing amenities. In addition, current healthcare facilities currently struggle to meet patient demands.

Support noted.
Alongside the Local Plan, an Infrastructure Delivery Plan is being established which brings together a range of data from infrastructure providers to help ensure that the right infrastructure is prioritised. Additionally, at the planning application stage the relevant bodies would be consulted on and additional provisions would be secured through CIL and S106 agreements if required. Policy INF4 includes the allocation of a new Medical Centre in Empingham.

Object

Representation ID: 7778

Received: 08/01/2024

Respondent: Edith Weston Parish Council

Recent policies propose intensive re-development of the St George’s Barracks site and greenfield development in the Edith Weston parish.

Whilst this represents a reduction from previous proposals, these proposals are at odds with the vision, particularly with respect to climate change, rural character and natural environment and infrastructure.

Similarly, they would be contrary to strategic objectives SO1, SO2, SO3, SO4, SO5, SO8, SO9, and SO10.

Comments noted. The Local Plan acknowledges that SGB may be appropriate for meeting some future development needs either during this plan period and/or beyond. The Local Plan must allocate sufficient housing land to meet housing needs during the plan period and the Council took the decision that SGB will be identified as a Future Opportunity Area. The masterplan would consider appropriate developable areas of the site on the basis of a number of constraints, including landscape, biodiversity and heritage assets, as set out in Policy SS5 and this also requires the masterplan to detail how the scheme will satisfy the policies of the Local Plan (and any relevant Neighbourhood Plans).