Preferred Options November 2021

Object

Representation ID: 1500

Received: 13/12/2021

Respondent: Rigby Estates LLP

Number of people: 2

Agent: Frank Whittle Partnership Limited

SHELAA assessment is considered overly broad and lack limited relevance due to limited differentiation in scoring sites and lack of relative constraints for why sites have not been allocated without reasonable explanation. Preferred Options document lacks clarity on what can and cannot be delivered.

Object

Representation ID: 1505

Received: 13/12/2021

Respondent: Rigby Estates LLP

Number of people: 2

Agent: Frank Whittle Partnership Limited

Land to the north and west of Dunston Garden Village site (SHELAA site refs: 588, 027 and 487, E30), given an "amber" score but was not allocated however, topic paper concludes confirmation the site is suitable location for distribution on logistics development and could deliver employment.

Object

Representation ID: 1510

Received: 13/12/2021

Respondent: Rigby Estates LLP

Number of people: 2

Agent: Frank Whittle Partnership Limited

In references to site E30 is considered to be a suitable location for a new settlement for the following:

Highway issues
A Transport Strategy has been prepared in support
of the allocation of this site to deliver a Garden Village, which confirms that Dunston Garden Village can be delivered from a highway’s perspective. The scheme provides the opportunity to serve the development via improving the existing School Lane junction with the A449.The Transport Strategy concludes that Dunston Garden Village can be accommodated in highways terms and therefore highways should not be reason to disregard this site as a location for future growth.

Access to Services
Dunston is currently a Tier 4 settlement with limited access to services, the development for site can deliver a range of new services and facilities, creating a self sufficient community.

Railway Access
Feasibility investigation of adding station at Dunston to the existing network, concludes a new station the site provides the opportunity to deliver a new railway station in relation to nearby stations at Stafford and Penkridge.

Scale
non of the potential site options are of sufficient size to deliver the scale of growth envisaged by the GBHMA Strategic Growth Study. Land within ownership of Rigby Estates and potential suitable land around the site when combined can increase densities to deliver many more homes.

Object

Representation ID: 1601

Received: 13/12/2021

Respondent: Rigby Estates LLP

Number of people: 2

Agent: Frank Whittle Partnership Limited

New settlement proposed for DS4 will not contribute to housing growth during the current plan period, but will address the housing growth required post plan period, with the transport corridor formed by A449 and West Coast Mainline.

Agreement with the rationale for the chosen area of search for the most sustainable location for a strategic site of scale which recoginises the long term growth. However, there needs to be clarity of commitment to allocate a specific site to deliver this policy.

Land at Dunston is credible to be able to identify the needs for policy DS4, as the new settlement site is located outside the Green Belt, masterplan and technical work has been progressed already including time scales for development. (See promotional documents in attachments)

Support

Representation ID: 1602

Received: 13/12/2021

Respondent: Rigby Estates LLP

Number of people: 2

Agent: Frank Whittle Partnership Limited

No outright objections or issues with any of the policies at this stage, reserve rights to make further comments once the intended policy wording is confirmed.