Object

Schedule of proposed changes to policies map - Preferred Approach

Representation ID: 2680

Received: 04/02/2019

Respondent: Mr Mike Dicker

Representation Summary:

- SB1 should include an employment space and residential site as an exception site for unmet SDNP housing need.
- S16 Goodwood buffer and adjoining land to be made a strategic site for employment space.
- S30a & S30b are draft corridors as the biodiversity study is incomplete at consultation and will need to be re-consulted on.
- AL1 is incomplete as presented. Settlement boundary should extend to include sites to the north to accomodate unmet need from SDNP.
- AL4 the land proposed for removal should not be removed as a strategic employment site.

See attached for full detail.

Full text:

Full detailed submission for the Local Plan and supporting evidence is attached.

The representations attached to this submission reflect a high level summary of the detailed submission and do not contain the full level of detail received.

High level comments received:

a. The transport study conducted by Peter Brett Associates (PBA) is not fit for purpose and needs to be rewritten. The scope set for PBA is far too constraining and counters the democratic process agreed by the council to seek alternative routes.

b. Many of the documents are inconsistent and in their current form smack of inconsistency and bias. Reasons for excluding some strategic sites are not consistently used for other sites.

c. Many of the evidence documents are not present or are not complete for this consultation. These will need to be re consulted when they are complete.

d. CDC should not be accepting the unmet housing need from the South Downs National Park (SDNP). They should also be going back to government to insist that until certainty is provided on the A27 this area can not accommodate future housing and or employment space.

e. The proposed link road was resoundly rejected last time it was proposed by Highways England. CDC need to respect the voices that rejected what is option 2 by stealth. Particularly as the PBA report states that the building of the link road will offer other "strategic options". This will not be tolerated locally.