Publication Plan April 2024

Comment

Representation ID: 6662

Received: 31/05/2024

Respondent: Bloor Homes

Agent: Evolve Planning & Design

Land East of Bilbrook - The Policy is not clear whether the net floorspace thresholds identified within EC8 for the provision of impact assessments will apply to the Strategic Development Locations.

Support

Representation ID: 6663

Received: 31/05/2024

Respondent: Bloor Homes

Agent: Evolve Planning & Design

Bloor Homes supports the Council’s proposed infrastructure led strategy which seeks to focus development towards larger and better-connected settlements. It is committed to engaging with the Council and other stakeholders to explore infrastructure requirements to inform future iterations of the Infrastructure Delivery Plan and the emerging proposal for Land East of Bilbrook.

Comment

Representation ID: 6664

Received: 31/05/2024

Respondent: Bloor Homes

Agent: Evolve Planning & Design

Land East of Bilbrook - The intention of NB2 is recognised, however the Government policy and guidance already requires a 10% biodiversity net gain. Any policy should require a net gain in line with latest Government legislation, policy or guidance.

Object

Representation ID: 6665

Received: 31/05/2024

Respondent: Bloor Homes

Agent: Evolve Planning & Design

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Land East of Bilbrook -
Bloor Homes considers NB6A and NB6C to be overly complex, adding a non-standard level of assessment that sits outside that required by building regulations.
A locally specific sustainable construction requirement is unnecessary and without justification for deviation from the Government’s Future Homes standards to be considered through building regulations.
The Council’s Viability Study fails to take into account the additional burden placed on development as a result of NB6A and NB6C. These costs are set out in the Bioregional reports, published in 2024, after the publication of the Viability Study in 2022.
These policies are fundamentally unsound and should be removed.

Object

Representation ID: 6666

Received: 31/05/2024

Respondent: Bloor Homes

Agent: Evolve Planning & Design

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

A locally specific sustainable construction requirement is unnecessary and without justification for deviation from the Government’s Future Homes standards to be considered through building regulations.
The Council should delete policies.

Support

Representation ID: 6667

Received: 31/05/2024

Respondent: Bloor Homes

Agent: Evolve Planning & Design

Land East of Bilbrook and Additional Land East of Bilbrook - Bloor Homes supports the Council’s masterplanning approach to ensure high quality design and confirms that a comprehensive and deliverable site-wide Strategic Master Plan will be prepared in respect of the Strategic Development Location at Bilbrook.
Bloor Homes welcomes the amendment to MA1 that provides further clarity in respect of the process for submitting and approving SMPs.

Comment

Representation ID: 6668

Received: 31/05/2024

Respondent: Bloor Homes

Agent: Evolve Planning & Design

Land East of Bilbrook and Additional Land East of Bilbrook - The scope of the policy is appropriate, but it should be amended to ensure that it is effective in NPPF terms. The policy should allow for the approval of SMPs through the application process where an application has been submitted for any part of a strategic allocation. The policy should also clarify that SMPs should broadly align with the scope of concept plans, but that technical assessments should fundamentally drive the most appropriate proposal.

Support

Representation ID: 6669

Received: 31/05/2024

Respondent: Bloor Homes

Agent: Evolve Planning & Design

Additional Land East of Bilbrook -

Bloor Homes recognises the importance of the two proposed strategic housing allocations in delivering the spatial strategy and supports the inclusion of site-specific policies to establish a vision for each site, alongside a requirement for a detailed masterplan and design code.
Bloor Homes supports the site Vision, Objectives and Concept Plan for Land East of Bilbrook contained within the Publication Plan. This will form the basis of further technical work. Inclusion of the additional land through SA1 would offer the opportunity to increase levels of housing delivery – approximately a further 150 dwellings and would align to the wider vision and objectives in SA1. A masterplan is attached at Appendix 2 to demonstrate how the additional land would form a logical extension to the site. Bloor Homes can demonstrate the additional land is suitable, available and achievable.

Support

Representation ID: 6670

Received: 31/05/2024

Respondent: Bloor Homes

Agent: Evolve Planning & Design

Land East of Bilbrook -

Bloor Homes recognises the importance of the two proposed strategic housing allocations in delivering the spatial strategy and supports the inclusion of site-specific policies to establish a vision for each site, alongside a requirement for a detailed masterplan and design code.

Bloor Homes supports the site Vision, Objectives and Concept Plan for Land East of Bilbrook contained within the Publication Plan. This will form the basis of further technical work. A Vision Document is attached to Appendix 2.

Bloor Homes has agreements in place between the landowners, providing confidence that a comprehensive and co-ordinated approach to development can be achieved in its delivery. It can demonstrate the site is suitable, available and achievable.

The site description can be found in paragraphs 12.3 – 12.8 of the representation. The Sustainability Appraisal, Sequential Test, Green Belt Harm, Landscape Sensitivity, impact on historic environment, surface water flooding, highways, impact on current land use, impact on natural environment and impact on environmental quality can be found in paragraphs 12.9 - 12.45. The site specific opportunities are set out in paragraphs 12.46 – 12.49.

Support

Representation ID: 6671

Received: 31/05/2024

Respondent: Bloor Homes

Agent: Evolve Planning & Design

Bloor Homes is promoting Land at The Straits (Ref 560 and 566) for residential development. These two sites are suitable, available and achievable and should be considered if it is determined through the EiP that omission sites are necessary to make the Local Plan sound. Site locations plans are included at Appendix 1, a Landscape, Visual and Green Belt Appraisal is included at Appendix 2, and an Illustrative Concept Plan is included at Appendix 3 which demonstrate how the sites may come forward as a comprehensive development.