Regulation 18 draft Local Plan

Object

Representation ID: 5772

Received: 06/01/2024

Respondent: Thorpe by Water Parish Meeting

As a very small hamlet of 22 houses we are concerned about the removal of PLDs which have served a useful purpose in maintaining the rural character of small hamlets such as ours with little or no public services. There has been no call for further development beyond the current PLD. Without this limit, there is potential for unlimited development as we are surrounded by open fields. Any development brings with it increased vehicle traffic; our limited road access already gets congested at times. The proposed criteria to replace PLDs are ill-defined and thus very likely to be successfully challenged.

Comments noted. No change to the general approach to remove PLDs from small villages, however policy SS4 (now SS3) is to be amended to provide greater clarity to be added to the policy criteria.