Object

Representation ID: 4809

Received: 19/12/2023

Respondent: Mr Ian Dobson

The proposal to build 650 houses at Quarry Farm does not support this Objective.
The houses will be constructed on Green Belt not a Brown Site.
There are no Health Care Facilities proposed and the Local Medical Centre in Stamford is in Special Measures, and has insufficient doctors for the current population far less the proposed 2,000 houses and families of which the initial 650 proposed at Quarry Farm is only phase 1.
The existing roads and travel routes are totally inadequate for the current traffic.
The local schools are already full - are Rutland going to bus children elsewhere?

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. The provision of appropriate infrastructure on site, or funding for off-site provision, will form part of the assessment of the planning application for Quarry Farm.

Support

Representation ID: 5006

Received: 02/01/2024

Respondent: Mrs Sara Glover

Essential infrastructure and services are absolutely key to any sustainable growth. Any infrastructure should be in place as development takes place, and be mandatory - in particular health services and transport

Support noted.

Support

Representation ID: 5056

Received: 02/01/2024

Respondent: Mary Cade

Essential infrastructure, as quoted in this policy, need to be in place before a development is complete. It is no good watching the number of NHS patients or school children in an area increasing and waiting until there is an crisis with lack of health facilities and schools before starting to create a new medical practice/health centre/school. Likewise with public transport, cycle routes etc - if they are already in place then new residents will use them instead of getting used to alternatives.

Support noted.

Support

Representation ID: 5279

Received: 03/01/2024

Respondent: Tracey Chadwick

Before large scale sites are considered, appropriate facilitates need to be part of the development or already in place. For example Land off Mill Lane is for 90 houses. Schools are over scribed in the village and so are doctors surgeries. The village can not support a development of this scale. More appropriately sized infill sites such as Harrier Close would be better suited to development.

Comments noted. A detailed Infrastructure Delivery Plan will be published with the Reg 19 Plan and this will consider the needs for the provision of additional infrastructure. The Local Plan acknowledges that a variety of agencies are responsible for delivering infrastructure and the adopted CIL will be used to fund infrastructure improvements. The supporting text to Policy INF1 sets out how the council will engage with service providers, such as the NHS, regarding the new infrastructure required to support the level of growth proposed in the Local Plan.

Support

Representation ID: 5359

Received: 04/01/2024

Respondent: Mrs Mary Cate

Infrastructure is vital to sustain development

Support noted.

Object

Representation ID: 5597

Received: 05/01/2024

Respondent: Zoe BELFORD

Reduce the green waste collection costs to prevent fly tipping. Bring them in line with average UK costs. Why should we have the most expensive green bin collection above the most expensive council tax?

This is outside the scope of the Local Plan.

Support

Representation ID: 5724

Received: 06/01/2024

Respondent: Mrs Patricia Hart

The objectives are admirable but these must be implemented as a condition of any development, integrated with it not as an aspirational add on.

Support noted.

Support

Representation ID: 5758

Received: 06/01/2024

Respondent: Braunston-in-Rutland Parish Council

All these things should be in place before development is permitted

Support and comments noted.

Support

Representation ID: 5769

Received: 06/01/2024

Respondent: Langham Parish Council

Support, but should include the need to co-ordinate use of available space and prevent unnecessary/unwelcome urban sprawl. Rutland is a small county, and every scrap of green space is precious,

Support and comments noted.

Support

Representation ID: 5884

Received: 07/01/2024

Respondent: Ms Janet Taylor

Yes, of course I support this, but I fear that it’s just another example of promises that do not get delivered. Infrastructure must be in place before developments take place so that there are sufficient GPs, school places, transport options etc already there for the increased population. The council’s track record on this does not inspire confidence.

Support and comments noted.

Support

Representation ID: 5895

Received: 07/01/2024

Respondent: Ms Maureen Burns

The healthcare infrastructure is a source of anxiety for many of us who live here.
RCC needs to better support access to high quality medical care including ambulance and urgent care assistance.
Recent flooding has added to concerns about getting to emergency care when needed.

Support and comments noted.

Support

Representation ID: 6022

Received: 07/01/2024

Respondent: Jane Ellis

This is an top priority objective. Why is it listed at No 10?

The revised NPPF places emphasis on the development of infrastructure at the same time as housing development. This needs to be a top priority in Rutland

Support and comments noted.
There is no hierarchy or order of priority for the Strategic Objectives.

Support

Representation ID: 6279

Received: 07/01/2024

Respondent: Mr Chris Read

Great objectives . But can we put the objective to the test in Whissendine?
You have approved the building of 66 houses on "green infrastructure" outside this rural village; the largest rural development in Rutland for many years - and much larger than any in Rutland's draft 5-year plan.
It would be a huge boost to Rutland Council's credibility if it proportionately improved in Whissendine:
health care facilities
roads and active travel routes
schools
sport and recreation
Safe movement around the County
Sustainable modes of travel - greener travel networks for walking, cycling and public transport.
You said you would!

Comments noted. The outline application for 66 dwellings at Whissendine were assessed at a time when the council could not demonstrate a 5 Year Housing Land Supply as required by the NPPF and so the locational policies that identified the site being outside the Planned Limit to Development were considered out of date. This meant that the principle of development was considered acceptable. The details of the scheme were assessed against policies contained within the Core Strategy DPD and Site Allocations and Policies DPD. As there were no adverse impacts that would outweigh the benefits of providing housing the outline application was approved.

Support

Representation ID: 6352

Received: 08/01/2024

Respondent: Mrs Hannah Williams

I support this. Particularly the reference to green and blue infrastructure and enhancing green transport options. Rutland has one of the lowest percentage tree canopy cover of the UK, and could see significant improvement in biodiversity and nature access.

Support noted.

Support

Representation ID: 6649

Received: 08/01/2024

Respondent: Zena Deayton

Of course support all this but how is all this to be achieved. County Council is so short of resources. There is a limit as to what changes can be made and development undertaken for the better. This is motherhood and apple pie aspiration. All laudable but sadly not achievable. Let’s be more honest and acknowledge this and then agree what can and cannot be done.

Support and comments noted. A detailed Infrastructure Delivery Plan will be published with the Reg 19 Plan and this will consider the needs for the provision of additional infrastructure. The Local Plan acknowledges that a variety of agencies are responsible for delivering infrastructure and the adopted CIL will be used to fund infrastructure improvements. The supporting text to Policy INF1 sets out how the council will engage with service providers regarding the new infrastructure required to support the level of growth proposed in the Local Plan.

Object

Representation ID: 7248

Received: 08/01/2024

Respondent: Manton Parish Council

Public services including Police and Fire Service should be included in essential infrastructure.

Comments noted.
The Strategic Objective states that it 'includes but is not limited to...'.

Object

Representation ID: 7664

Received: 08/01/2024

Respondent: South Luffenham Parish Council

The plan while indicating the most viable centres i.e. Oakham, Uppingham and Stamford for housing development is does not address the impact on neighbouring villages for increased traffic if Rutland is a net exporter of a labour to areas outside the county.

Comments noted. The impact on the road network of major housing schemes (as set out in a Transport Assessment) would be assessed as part of the planning application process.

Object

Representation ID: 7784

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 is identified in the Local Plan as a Future Opportunity Area. The masterplan must detail how the scheme will satisfy the policies of the Local Plan that follow on from the Vision and Strategic Objectives, including infrastructure provision to support the development. In accordance with criteria g) of Policy SS5, the infrastructure required must be delivered in tandem with, or ahead of, the development.

Object

Representation ID: 7820

Received: 07/01/2024

Respondent: CPRE Rutland

– surely it is not just new development that must be supported by appropriate infrastructure, but all
aspects of life in the county (economy and business, recreation, health, education, etc.) as the population grows and evolves.

The Strategic Objectives need to be expanded to cover:
i) Healthcare and well-being, physical, mental or spiritual
ii) Protecting open countryside and preserving our rural environment
iii) Need to co-ordinate the use of available space and prevent unnecessary and unwelcome urban sprawl
iv) Matching additional developments, both residential and commercial, with projected population changes
v) Cooperation with adjoining regions.

Comments noted. The Local Plan rightly focusses on the provision of infrastructure in relation to new development delivered through s106/CIL. The provision of infrastructure for existing development, residents and businesses falls largely outside the remit of the Local Plan and would be funded and planned for by other council departments and bodies such as utility providers and the NHS.
Point i) covered by SO5; point ii) covered by SO8; point iii) covered by SO2 and SO3; point iv) covered by SO2, and; point v) covered by the Duty to Co-operate set out in Chapter 2.

Object

Representation ID: 7861

Received: 08/01/2024

Respondent: Ryhall Parish Council

10 Ensure Development is Supported by Essential Infrastructure

The background information re population size, age demographics etc. are noted.
How is this to be achieved?

We see lots of detail with regard to Housing Allocation, but nothing on further infrastructure provision?

Comments noted. The Spatial Strategy takes into account the supporting demographic data and provides the overall framework for the quantity and location of new development. The requirements for infrastructure provision is set out in Chapter 11: Infrastructure and delivery and in the accompanying IDP.