Regulation 19 Rutland Local Plan

Object

Representation ID: 8742

Received: 01/12/2024

Respondent: CPRE Rutland

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Policies SS2, Development within Planned Limits of Development, and SS3, Small scale development on the edge of settlements, are crucial in preventing development from straying into open countryside. However, it is unclear whether PLDs around smaller villages have caused problems in the past and why they have been removed. Without PLDs, there will be more opportunities for development to encroach on the surrounding rural environment. The policy is not fully compliant with Strategic Objective 8, Protect and enhance the built and natural environment. The Council's Authority Monitoring Reports show that unsustainable development in small villages has exceeded planning intentions, and additional measures are needed to achieve sustainable development. PLDs play a crucial role in containing development, but their removal may increase unsustainable development. These policies are considered inconsistent with Policy H1, unjustified, and unlikely to be effective.