Publication Plan November 2022

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”.

Object

Representation ID: 4836

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: South Staffordshire College

Agent: Carter Jonas

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

At South Staffordshire College, due to the campus' location, 1 space per 5 staff and 1 space per 3 students would be excessive and lead to a significant amount of cycle storage remaining unused, detracting from the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area.

We request an additional sentence is added into Draft Policy HC16: South Staffordshire College (Rodbaston) to confirm the parking requirements set out in Appendix I are not applicable to our client’s site. This would ensure the Development Plan is justified by creating an appropriate strategy based on proportionate evidence.

The Parking Standards also require colleges to provide 20% of available car parking spaces to be fitted with a fast charge socket and a further 20% of available spaces to be provided with power supply to provide additional fast charge sockets. We strongly support the principle of providing the infrastructure to enable the transition towards electric vehicles. However, South Staffordshire College have power limitations which will restrict the infrastructure which can be brought forward without the provision of an additional power line which would be a significant financial expense. To ensure the Publication Plan is deliverable over the plan period and therefore meets the test of ‘soundness’ in respect of effectiveness, the wording should be amended to caveat that it will be assessed on a case by case basis, taking into account viability and existing infrastructure provision.