Object

Representation ID: 5248

Received: 16/03/2023

Respondent: Southbourne Parish Council

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Legal Compliance – The Parish Council was not consulted about Policy H12 (or Policy H11 or Policy A13/2) until now. Parish Councils are listed as one of the bodies the District Council must consult under the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012. (See also Para. 3.4 of the Local Plan Statement of Community Involvement).

Soundness – Proposed intensification of the site at Sunrise in Southbourne is not deliverable (Policy H12 – Proposed 1 additional pitch at Sunrise as shown in Local Plan Appendix I). The site identified as Sunrise in the Local Plan is already fully occupied and includes the controversial encroachment over a significant length of a Public Right of Way (Footpath 212). An unauthorised park-home dwelling has been recently located over the original route of the PRoW. The site does not have its own access to fresh water or the sewer system and its permission was granted WITHOUT the requirement for this. It would seem that the District Council is attempting to use this proposed intensification to regularise this unauthorised development. This is not acceptable.