Object

Proposed Submission Core Strategy

Representation ID: 20717

Received: 04/10/2011

Respondent: J J BANISTER

Agent: Mr NICK IDE

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Representation Summary:

The Catsfield allocation is low for a designated settlement.

Full text:

* RA1(v) proposes some 950-1,000 additional dwellings in villages over 2011-2028. In Para 12.13 the residual requirement is for additional allocations of 308-358 dwellings over the same period. The designation of Catsfield as a local service village is supported, as is its notation on the key diagram, as a settlement with development potential.

* The proposed new housing development for Catsfield is shown as a range in Fig 12 from 0 (low) to 30 (high) units. For Beckley / Four Oaks, it is from 10-10!. It is argued elsewhere that the rural housing allocation should be raised:

1) To bring the overall District target into line with the Regional Plan;

2) As a contingency in the event that the Link Road and associated development does not proceed; and

3) In addition, the Catsfield allocation is low for a designated settlement. Its allocation does not reflect the settlement's capacity for growth.

* There are 9 settlements in Fig 12 which are shown as having development potential on the key diagram but where there may be no development at all. It is recommended that instead, for all settlements, Fig 12 refers to providing 'up to x units'