Object
Main Modifications to the Proposed Submission Core Strategy
Representation ID: 21563
Received: 27/09/2013
Respondent: Rother and Hastings CPRE
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
The final sentence of the modification should be deleted. Nowhere in legislation not even in NPPF requires the Council to be 'proactive' in working with applicants. That clearly upsets the balance that LPAs have as their duty to handle applications. NPPF talks of acting positively which is not the same thing at all .Nor is there legislation which enshrines as a principle that' proposals can be approved wherever possible' without any caveats conditions or cautions.
The final sentence of the modification should be deleted. Nowhere in legislation not even in NPPF requires the Council to be 'proactive' in working with applicants. That clearly upsets the balance that LPAs have as their duty to handle applications. NPPF talks of acting positively which is not the same thing at all .Nor is there legislation which enshrines as a principle that 'proposals can be approved wherever possible' without any caveats conditions or cautions.