Object
Proposed Submission Development and Site Allocations (DaSA) Local Plan
Representation ID: 24313
Received: 06/12/2018
Respondent: Town and Country Planning Solutions
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
Section 3 relates to 'communities' and in particular community facilities. Draft Policy DC01 seeks the 'Retention of Sites of Social or Economic Value'. While the draft Policy is clear in its intention to retain community facilities, it also appears to cover all existing sites and buildings that are in (or were last in) employment use i.e. those predominantly falling within Class B1 or B8 use or potential sui generis uses, whether located within or outside settlements with Development Boundaries.
As such, it unnecessarily duplicates other Policies such as EC3 of the Core Strategy and Draft Policy DEC3 of the draft Plan. The Policy should therefore, be amended and refined to cover the Council's position in relation to safeguarding 'communities facilities' rather than including all employment uses. If the Policy is retained in its existing form however, then a cross-reference should also refer to draft Policy DEC3.
The Policy should also be amended to relate to potential opportunities (perhaps using existing brownfield land associated with the community use) for achieving enabling development that could then give rise to funding the improvement or secure the retention of community facilities (with such cross-funding secured via a planning obligation.
Section 3 relates to 'communities' and in particular community facilities, some of which are listed in paragraph 3.1 and draft Policy DC01 seeks the 'Retention of Sites of Social or Economic Value'. While the draft Policy is clear in its intention to retain community facilities, it also appears to cover all existing sites and buildings that are in (or were last in) employment use i.e. those predominantly falling within Class B1 or B8 use or potential sui generis uses, whether located within or outside settlements with Development Boundaries.
As such, it unnecessarily duplicates other Policies such as EC3 of the Core Strategy and Draft Policy DEC3 of the draft Plan. The Policy should therefore, be amended and refined to cover the Council's position in relation to safeguarding 'communities facilities' rather than including all employment uses. If the Policy is retained in its existing form however, then a cross-reference should also refer to draft Policy DEC3.
The Policy should also be amended to relate to potential opportunities (perhaps using existing brownfield land associated with the community use) for achieving enabling development that could then give rise to funding the improvement or secure the retention of community facilities (with such cross-funding secured via a planning obligation.