Object
Chichester Local Plan 2021 - 2039: Proposed Submission
Representation ID: 4859
Received: 17/03/2023
Respondent: Willowfield Farm
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
I believe that this policy rules out exception sites from coming forward. The local plan is supposed to cater for both existing and future need across the whole district, but if there is existing need within a Parish that is not being built either due to future loading of district houses or because applications are not being built out or even coming forward then exception sites should be allowed. I do not believe this is how the NPPF is intended to be interpreted.
1. Should be modified to remove 'or future' as a future plan may not deal with existing (today) need with in a Parish such a Bosham where no affordable units have been built in over 10 years. The other constraints 2-7 would stop a large exception site coming forward anyway so we are only talking 5-25 units ish.
9. Similarly this seems to suggest that if homes are being planned elsewhere then exception sites cannot be built. i do not feel that is correct.
I believe that this policy rules out exception sites from coming forward. The local plan is supposed to cater for both existing and future need across the whole district, but if there is existing need within a Parish that is not being built either due to future loading of district houses or because applications are not being built out or even coming forward then exception sites should be allowed. I do not believe this is how the NPPF is intended to be interpreted.