Object
Publication
Representation ID: 23488
Received: 11/03/2021
Respondent: RJ Baker & Sons
Agent: Cheffins
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
Justification for 40 dwelling threshold seems absent and the relevant policy wording needs clarifying.
Justification to be included and wording tidied up.
Although we support the idea of an element of self-build plots we object to the detail set out in Policy 5.
Firstly, we are unsure as to the basis of the stated threshold of 40 dwelling developments and request that the Plan provides a clear justification for this level.
Secondly, the wording seems confused. The policy objective is to secure, via applications, a proportion of self/custom build plots within planning permissions. The second bullet point refers to such plots not being sold after being marketed for 12 months. That situation is applicable when a developer seeks to change an existing permission (conditions or S106) and so it is not relevant to the policy aim (i.e. applications) and should be reworded.