Regulation 18 draft Local Plan

Object

Representation ID: 4799

Received: 19/12/2023

Respondent: Stamford Town Council

Policy H1: sites proposed for residential development - almost 50% of RCC's allocated housing is at Quarry Farm, taking Stamford amenities and affecting transport, environment etc.

Object

Representation ID: 4800

Received: 19/12/2023

Respondent: Stamford Town Council

It is a Local Candidate Wildlife site and it’s inclusion is in conflict with Rutland’s environmental strategy, especially its Nature Recovery Strategy (EN2), Biodiversity Action Plan and previous CS4 policy commitment to not build in open countryside. Neither does it fulfil the criteria for a sustainable community, partly because of the spatial strategy, but also because of its over-reliance on service and infrastructure provision in the neighbouring town of Stamford (within SKDC).

Object

Representation ID: 4801

Received: 19/12/2023

Respondent: Stamford Town Council

The proposed development is set in open countryside and next to a SSSI on the Great North Road and there are more appropriate sites for a development of this size in Rutland - e.g. St Georges Barracks. The development will put upon Stamford unacceptable levels of traffic and the town will not have sufficient infrastructure (healthcare, schooling, to cope with this proposal, if taken in conjunction with the Stamford North Development on 1350 houses.

Support

Representation ID: 4802

Received: 19/12/2023

Respondent: Stamford Town Council

This is the perfect site for a future development so should be included as a full allocation in the Local Plan. A Memorandum of Understanding has been created already between RCC and the MOD for the use of this site, post-closure, for residential development and was proposed for the Local Plan that was rejected recently. With a potential 2200 homes, based on the evolving Masterplan, which would still leave an area of 160 hectares after residential development for other uses.