Object
Publication Plan November 2022
Representation ID: 4639
Received: 22/12/2022
Respondent: CWC Group - Clowes Developments
Agent: Savills
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
Object to policy HC17, because it is not effective or justified. The policy states that “smaller areas of incidental green infrastructure without a clear recreational purpose (e.g. landscape buffers, highways verges) and areas without public access will not count towards meeting the quantitative on-site open space standard”. No definition of what constitutes ‘small’ is provided nor how applicants can demonstrate that it serves a purpose.
SSDC has also not provided any information to justify why small areas of green infrastructure will not be regarded as part of the open space provision. Landscape buffers, highways verges and other small areas of green space, may not always be ‘useable’ from a recreation perspective but they can still provide visual benefits for residents and place-making as well connecting green infrastructure across sites with the wider network.
We request that Policy HC17 be amended to remove reference to smaller areas of incidental green infrastructure not forming part of the on-site open space standard. This blanket requirement is too restrictive and does not allow enough flexibility.