Comment

Development and Site Allocations (DaSA) Local Plan - Options and Preferred Options

Representation ID: 23122

Received: 16/02/2017

Respondent: Town and Country Planning Solutions

Representation Summary:

The Building Act 1987 already provides "Access Standards" and so as not to unnecessarily constrict development no mandatory policy requirement should be imposed to require a higher standard.

Option D should be followed.

Full text:

The Government internal space standards already comprise a material planning consideration and so there is no need to also introduce a new Local Plan policy duplicating such standards so delete draft Policy DGH1 as not being reasonably necessary.

The Building Act 1987 already provides "Access Standards" and so as not to unnecessarily constrict development no mandatory policy requirement should be imposed to require a higher standard.

Option D should be followed.