GNLP2159

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Object

Draft Local Plan-Part 2 Site Allocations

Representation ID: 20736

Received: 12/03/2020

Respondent: Dacre Property Holdings

Agent: Bidwells

Representation Summary:

We wish to withdraw our support for the proposed residential allocation of the eastern part of the site (84-120 Ber Street and Mariner’s Lane Car Park) on the basis that it is no longer available for residential purposes. Land to the west (147-153 Ber Street) remains available, and the current allocation (CC2) for a minimum of 20 dwellings on this part of the site should be carried forward.

Full text:

On behalf of my client Dacre Property Holdings, we wish to withdraw our support for the proposed residential allocation of the eastern part of the site (84-120 Ber Street and Mariner’s Lane Car Park).

Dacre Property Holdings, the site owners, have confirmed that the site is no longer likely to be available for residential purposes during the timeframe of the draft Local Plan, due to recent changes to the leases on parts of the site, which now run to 2035. Therefore, whilst the site remains suitable, in principle, for residential development, there is no certainty that residential development will come forward during the Plan period. Consequently, the site does not meet the definitions of ‘deliverable’ or ‘developable’ contained in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) glossary, as there is not a “reasonable prospect” of the site being available for this purpose. Therefore, the housing allocation on this part of the site should not be taken forward in the Greater Norwich Local Plan, as it is not sound.

The land to the west side of Ber Street (144-153), which is subject to a current allocation in the Adopted Local Plan (CC2), remains available for redevelopment, for a range of uses as suggested in the draft policy GNLP2159 (i.e. residential with office/commercial uses at ground floor and/or educational uses).

In light of the above it is requested that the wording of Policy GNLP2159 is revised to reflect the reduced site area, and reduced quantum of development. It is suggested that the current allocation (CC2) for a minimum of 20 dwellings is carried forward.

Comment

Draft Local Plan-Part 2 Site Allocations

Representation ID: 21499

Received: 16/03/2020

Respondent: Anglian Water Services Ltd

Representation Summary:

We welcome the reference made to the achievement of a water efficient design.Please also see comments relating to Policy 2 of the Sustainable Communities of the Strategy document.

Full text:

We welcome the reference made to the achievement of a water efficient design.Please also see comments relating to Policy 2 of the Sustainable Communities of the Strategy document.

Object

Draft Local Plan-Part 2 Site Allocations

Representation ID: 22565

Received: 16/03/2020

Respondent: Historic England

Representation Summary:

This site lies within the Norwich City Centre Conservation Area. There is a grade II listed building, the Remains of the Church of St Bartholomew, to the north of the site and a number of grade II listed buildings on the opposite side of Ber Street. The Grade I listed Church of St John de Sepulchre lies to the south of the site and the site forms part of the setting of this church.
Any development of the site therefore has the potential to impact upon these designated heritage assets and their settings.
Historic England is broadly supportive of the principle of redevelopment of this site, providing it is of an appropriate scale and massing and conserves and enhances the heritage assets. This should be reflected in the policy.
We welcome the reference to the Conservation area and heritage assets including the Church of St John within bullet point 1. The policy wording would be further improved by reference to significance.

Suggested Change:
We recommend amending the wording of bullet point 1 to refer to significance.
Include reference to scale and massing in policy.

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