Object
Publication Plan November 2022
Representation ID: 4361
Received: 22/12/2022
Respondent: St Modwen
Agent: Savills
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? No
Strategic Objective 2 is supported however all the FEMAs EDNAs have underestimated employment requirements. The methodology used should be reviewed, as per Savills recommendations in its Industrial and Logistics Need Assessment. Object to the evidence base supporting Strategic Objective 2.
Strategic Objective 6 is supported however suppressed demand as a result of under forecasting will mean that the Local Plan does not fulfill the requirements of Strategic Objective 6. Industrial and logistics development have a critical infrastructure role. Sites located directly adjacent to major motorway junctions such as Land at Dunston are critical to facilitating this growth in accordance with the requirements of Paragraph 83 of the NPPF. However, as matters stand, the Plan significantly underestimates the true extent of demand in the sector, and fails to deliver sufficient allocations to achieve Objective 6.