Object
Proposed Submission Development and Site Allocations (DaSA) Local Plan
Representation ID: 24435
Received: 07/12/2018
Respondent: Persimmon Homes Ltd
Agent: Savills
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
Policy DHG7: External Residential Areas (Objection)
Policy DHG7 "External Residential Areas" seeks to provide policy guidance on private external space, car parking and storage, waste and recycling. The section of policy that causes the most concern is part (i) Private External Space. This sets out that for dwellings, private rear garden spaces of at least 10 metres in length will normally be required.
Whilst it is acknowledged that there are good intentions behind this policy through ensuring the 20-22m gap between habitable rooms is readily maintained, and it is agreed that a suitable amount of amenity space should be included for private dwellings, the policy fails to recognise the variations in homes, sites, and the fact that not all homes can accommodate a 10m length garden.
Therefore this policy would best be amended to utilise a figure of area (such as 30sqm), which would be more suitable, and would allow developers more flexibility to deliver sufficient outdoor amenity space in line with policy.
Please see attached full representation for further information.
Highway Access report:
http://www.rother.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=31171
Preston Farm Hall Representations report
http://www.rother.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=31172
Policy DHG7: External Residential Areas (Objection)
Policy DHG7 "External Residential Areas" seeks to provide policy guidance on private external space, car parking and storage, waste and recycling. The section of policy that causes the most concern is part (i) Private External Space. This sets out that for dwellings, private rear garden spaces of at least 10 metres in length will normally be required.
Whilst it is acknowledged that there are good intentions behind this policy through ensuring the 20-22m gap between habitable rooms is readily maintained, and it is agreed that a suitable amount of amenity space should be included for private dwellings, the policy fails to recognise the variations in homes, sites, and the fact that not all homes can accommodate a 10m length garden.
Therefore this policy would best be amended to utilise a figure of area (such as 30sqm), which would be more suitable, and would allow developers more flexibility to deliver sufficient outdoor amenity space in line with policy.
Please see attached full representation for further information.
Highway Access report:
http://www.rother.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=31171
Preston Farm Hall Representations report
http://www.rother.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=31172