Comment

Draft Greater Norwich Local Plan – Part 1 The Strategy

Representation ID: 20744

Received: 12/03/2020

Respondent: Mr Andrew Cawdron

Representation Summary:

Para 6 " it needs to ensure that we can deliver well designed new developments to create attractive, sustainable...." . From my experience of the planning system, it is difficult for officers and committees to sustain or achieve this. The power lies in the hands of the development Team who may or may not aspire to a quality delivery.
Para 8 "planning flexibly" The whole GNLP document is based upon continuing and continual growth, when the world resource account is overdrawn. Everlasting growth using finite resources of water and land is not sustainable.

Full text:

Para 6 " it needs to ensure that we can deliver well designed new developments to create attractive, sustainable...." . From my experience of the planning system, it is difficult for officers and committees to sustain or achieve this. The power lies in the hands of the development Team who may or may not aspire to a quality delivery.
Para 8 "planning flexibly" The whole GNLP document is based upon continuing and continual growth, when the world resource account is overdrawn. Everlasting growth using finite resources of water and land is not sustainable.