Object
Chichester Local Plan 2021 - 2039: Proposed Submission
Representation ID: 5099
Received: 17/03/2023
Respondent: Miller Homes and Vistry Group
Agent: Mr Nick Billington
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? Not specified
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Regarding bullet "increasing capacity to attenuate surface water..."
To avoid confusion and ensure compliance with the NPPF, this bullet point should be updated to reflect criterion 13 of the Policy A6 wording. The proposal is designed to maintain Green Field run off rates and does not increase flood risk off site, taking account of climate change. It does this by utilizing high quality Sustainable Drainage features which attenuate surface water whilst providing landscape and ecological benefits. There
is no NPPF requirement to reduce flows below Green Field run off rates and to do so could have unintended consequences.
The bullet point should be updated to reflect the NPPF requirements.
Miller and Vistry are broadly supportive of this policy, having committed to deliver significant levels of new public open space on site. However, it is not clear from the policy what the expectations are in terms of which developments would be expected to provide indoor facilities. Given the complex nature and cost of providing indoor sports facilities, there should not be an expectation to provide such facilities unless they have formed part of the early masterplanning of the site. The West of Chichester development is masterplanned to provide space for indoor sport within the Community Building at the center of the site, along with suitable outdoor facilities.