Regulation 18 draft Local Plan

Object

Representation ID: 5606

Received: 05/01/2024

Respondent: Strutt & Parker (Cecil Estate Family Trust)

Agent: Strutt & Parker

Whilst we support the inclusion of the employment sites identified we object to the policy by way of its omission of Tinwell Business Park, Steadfold Lane a n existing 1.26 ha employment site providing a range of light industrial, storage and office sapce.

Noted. Site appraisals have been reviewed in the light of comments and further evidence received.

Object

Representation ID: 5611

Received: 05/01/2024

Respondent: Strutt & Parker (Cecil Estate Family Trust)

Agent: Strutt & Parker

We object to no allocation of housing within the Larger Village of Great Casterton despite its sustainable location served by good public transport links, a primary and secondary school, vetinery surgery and other services. We would advocate extensions to PLD on the western edge of the village to allow for a well balanced spacial strategy of housing development across a range of Larger Villages over the Plan Period.

Comments noted. All sites received through the Call for Sites process have gone through a detailed site assessment process to ensure the most sustainable sites are included as allocations. Any changes in addition to those highlighted in the PLD review 2023 are not deemed necessary.

Support

Representation ID: 5616

Received: 05/01/2024

Respondent: Strutt & Parker (Cecil Estate Family Trust)

Agent: Strutt & Parker

We are supportive of the presumption in favour of solar and renewable energy developments. However the policy needs to be reflective of the impact electricity grid connection capacity constraints (a necessary upgrade works) have on the size and location of areas identified for solar development. The policy must not eliminate development in other areas which may be suitable and satisfy the key policy tests. For areas identified as ground mounted solar potential there should be flexibility in the size of the areas provided they satisfy other policies of the plan.

Support noted. The wording of CC8 would not preclude support for ground mounted solar projects that lie outside the opportunity area designation on the Proposals Map. Para 005 in PPG on Renewable and Low Carbon Energy states, however, that: Identifying areas suitable for renewable energy in plans gives greater certainty as to where such development will be permitted. For example, where councils have identified suitable areas for large scale solar farms they should not have to give permission outside those areas for speculative applications involving the same type of development when they judge the impact to be unacceptable.