Policy HC16: South Staffordshire College (Rodbaston)

Object

Representation ID: 4835

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: South Staffordshire College

Agent: Carter Jonas

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Support the overarching principle of including a specific planning policy in relation to future development at South Staffordshire College. However, we do not consider criterion d meets the test of soundness.

Criterion d has been amended to no longer support the demolition of buildings and instead focuses on their
re-use only. There are instances whereby demolition is the most appropriate course of action. The previous policy caveated the support for demolition to only be allowed ‘where appropriate’ and therefore sufficient justification would need to be submitted in support of a planning application which comprised the demolition of any building. We are not aware of any justification or changes to the evidence base which supports the revised wording removing the support for appropriate demolition.

Accordingly, to ensure the policy is justified by being based on a proportionate evidence base, we request
that criterion d is worded as follows to support both demolition and re-use;
“where appropriate, re-use of existing buildings for uses which support the existing uses at South Staffordshire College or the existing buildings that are surplus to requirements are demolished”.