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Draft Greater Norwich Local Plan – Part 1 The Strategy
Question 2: Is the overall purpose of this draft plan clear?
Representation ID: 21064
Received: 15/03/2020
Respondent: Saving Swainsthorpe Campaign
The notion of an integrated three council plan is clearly logical. Unfortunately the contents of the plan does imply a bias in favour of developers and pay little if any attention to residents, place and, critically, the environment and no attempt to consider seriously the carbon footprint of the plan. The focus is on housing provision rather than overall planning of a sub region. The housing targets are significantly in excess of that which is required and contains reference (at page37) of two additional contingency locations.
The notion of an integrated three council plan is clearly logical. Unfortunately the contents of the plan does imply a bias in favour of developers and pay little if any attention to residents, place and, critically, the environment and no attempt to consider seriously the carbon footprint of the plan. The focus is on housing provision rather than overall planning of a sub region. The housing targets are significantly in excess of that which is required and contains reference (at page37) of two additional contingency locations.
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Question 5: Is there anything you feel further explanation, clarification or reference?
Representation ID: 21068
Received: 15/03/2020
Respondent: Saving Swainsthorpe Campaign
It is very hard to provide an effective commentary for this documents. The whole draft plan is in fact not a plan, it lacks any clear strategy, it reads as an aspirational 'wish list' rather than a statement of emerging priorities and supporting funding streams.
It is very hard to provide an effective commentary for this documents. The whole draft plan is in fact not a plan, it lacks any clear strategy, it reads as an aspirational 'wish list' rather than a statement of emerging priorities and supporting funding streams.
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Question 9: Do you support, object, or have any comments relating to the approach to Housing set out in the Delivery Statement?
Representation ID: 21087
Received: 15/03/2020
Respondent: Saving Swainsthorpe Campaign
The statements contained in these sections are both relevant and compelling. However, the approach to housing is inconsistent with those statements, for example the use of old statistics on housing need, the overshoot of planned numbers of houses, the developing reliance on 'other villages' to provide housing growth without any clear statement as to the provision of infrastructure to support this growth. The contents of the climate change statement is worthy enough but lack both coherence and targets eg: 'increase sustainable transport use and transport solutions' - worthy stuff but in the GNLP support section it states 'support' not initiate.
The statements contained in these sections are both relevant and compelling. However, the approach to housing is inconsistent with those statements, for example the use of old statistics on housing need, the overshoot of planned numbers of houses, the developing reliance on 'other villages' to provide housing growth without any clear statement as to the provision of infrastructure to support this growth. The contents of the climate change statement is worthy enough but lack both coherence and targets eg: 'increase sustainable transport use and transport solutions' - worthy stuff but in the GNLP support section it states 'support' not initiate.
Comment
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Question 10: Do you support, object, or have any comments relating to the approach to Economic Development set out in the Delivery Statement?
Representation ID: 21088
Received: 15/03/2020
Respondent: Saving Swainsthorpe Campaign
See our comments relating to housing in Q9, for 'housing' read 'economic development'
See our comments relating to housing in Q9, for 'housing' read 'economic development'
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Question 11: Do you support, object, or have any comments relating to the approach to Infrastructure set out in the Delivery Statement?
Representation ID: 21090
Received: 15/03/2020
Respondent: Saving Swainsthorpe Campaign
The extensive section on transport seems to see more or wider roads as the answer to infrastructure problems. The experience of road building is to increase traffic rather than reduce congestion.
The extensive section on transport seems to see more or wider roads as the answer to infrastructure problems. The experience of road building is to increase traffic rather than reduce congestion.
Object
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Question 12: Do you support, object, or have any comments relating to the Climate Change Statement?
Representation ID: 21091
Received: 15/03/2020
Respondent: Saving Swainsthorpe Campaign
As indicated in our earlier representations, the proposals relating to climate change are partial and lack any serious attempt to drive change on environmental issues. Many of the statements and proposed actions within the wider plan are contradictory.
As indicated in our earlier representations, the proposals relating to climate change are partial and lack any serious attempt to drive change on environmental issues. Many of the statements and proposed actions within the wider plan are contradictory.
Object
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Question 13: Do you agree with the proposed Settlement Hierarchy and the proposed distribution of housing within the hierarchy?
Representation ID: 21093
Received: 15/03/2020
Respondent: Saving Swainsthorpe Campaign
Within the draft plan the concept of 'village clusters' is not explained and the reader is left to assume that this concept has some planning precedent. The terms do not appear in the Joint Core Strategy (adopted in 2011) and, judging by the withdrawal of South Norfolk from the village clustering part of the plan, the concept arrived 'oven ready' at a very late stage in the GNLP process. Our view is that this approach has rendered the GNLP growth strategy seriously flawed.
Within the draft plan the concept of 'village clusters' is not explained and the reader is left to assume that this concept has some planning precedent. The terms do not appear in the Joint Core Strategy (adopted in 2011) and, judging by the withdrawal of South Norfolk from the village clustering part of the plan, the concept arrived 'oven ready' at a very late stage in the GNLP process. Our view is that this approach has rendered the GNLP growth strategy seriously flawed.
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Question 14: Do you support, object or wish to comment on the approach for housing numbers and delivery?
Representation ID: 21095
Received: 15/03/2020
Respondent: Saving Swainsthorpe Campaign
The housing numbers suggested are excessive. There is also a case (made out in the CPRE representation) for a scheduling of site allocation over the period of the plan since the oversupply suggested in the draft will result in developers merely cherry-picking the most financially attractive sites.
The housing numbers suggested are excessive. There is also a case (made out in the CPRE representation) for a scheduling of site allocation over the period of the plan since the oversupply suggested in the draft will result in developers merely cherry-picking the most financially attractive sites.
Comment
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Question 18: Do you support, object or have any comments relating to the preferred approach to sustainable communities including the requirement for a sustainability statement?
Representation ID: 21097
Received: 15/03/2020
Respondent: Saving Swainsthorpe Campaign
In principle this section makes sense. However, the is a heavy reliance on the requirements for statements by developers at the time of submitting a planning application. There is no statements regarding a macro approach to community planning or strong community involvement in planning prior to the submission of plans. It would make sense to engage communities at a much earlier stage in the approach suggested. We also wish to record our support for the coments made on this question by CPRE
In principle this section makes sense. However, the is a heavy reliance on the requirements for statements by developers at the time of submitting a planning application. There is no statements regarding a macro approach to community planning or strong community involvement in planning prior to the submission of plans. It would make sense to engage communities at a much earlier stage in the approach suggested. We also wish to record our support for the coments made on this question by CPRE
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Question 19: Do you support, object or have any comments relating to the specific requirements of the policy?
Representation ID: 21099
Received: 15/03/2020
Respondent: Saving Swainsthorpe Campaign
As the GNLP produces further iterations of this plan there must be inclusion of specific targets to community involvement and pre planning application consultation.
As the GNLP produces further iterations of this plan there must be inclusion of specific targets to community involvement and pre planning application consultation.
