Object
Publication Plan November 2022
Representation ID: 4631
Received: 22/12/2022
Respondent: CWC Group - Clowes Developments
Agent: Savills
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
We object to the housing allocations in policy SA5, because it is not justified, We consider that this policy should be amended to include land at Lawnswood Road (site 654). Do not agree with findings of the Green Belt Review 2019. Land at Lawnswood Road performs as well as the site off the Langley Road when assessed against the 5 purposes of the Green Belt. Meanwhile the harm assessment in the Green Belt Study was not undertaken at the site specific level. An assessment provided for the site promoter identifies the parcels as 'moderate' and 'low moderate' rather than 'very high' for land, and for landscape sensitivity 'moderate' and 'low moderate' rather than 'high'. Furthermore, the Council appear to have not considered the opportunities afforded by the existing facilities and services available in neighboring authorities.
Object to the consideration of access to education in the SA and the site having a double negative rating. This assessment should be re-run considering that a site of such a size would reach the critical mass of residents that would ensure the viability of delivery of a primary school on site.it should also be considered that of the 4 primary schools within 1.5 miles of the centre of the site, 2 are under capacity.
Evidence by site promoter suggests heritage led design principles means that heritage impacts can be successfully mitigated to a large degree. Evidence by site promoter suggests that due to the low-quality habitats currently present at the site development at the site has the potential to provide and enhance overall biodiversity within the green infrastructure. Flood risk evidence prepared for the site promoter indicates development of the site can be delivered sustainably without increasing flood risk or having a detrimental effect on water quality.
Desktop research undertaken by Savills indicates that 8 shops / newsagents are within 1.5 miles of the centre of the site.The development could see significant public benefit including creating significant areas of new public open space, including the potential to create a new woodland link. We consider that there is suitable evidence to justify the reassessment of site 654 at Lawnswood.
The site should be reassessed taking into account this evidence, which we assert shows the site in an improved position in terms of sustainability and provides adequate evidence for it to be considered as a draft allocation for residential development.