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Chichester Local Plan 2021 - 2039: Proposed Submission
Representation ID: 5509
Received: 17/03/2023
Respondent: Bellway Homes (Wessex) Ltd
Agent: Chapman Lily Planning
Welcome allocation at former Police Field, Kingsham Road for 70 dwellings and emphasis placed upon design led approach. Query provision 7 given former use of site/largely urban location unlikely to allow for equivalent appropriate provision in immediate vicinity. Delivery mechanism not transparent. Concur with principle, vulnerable uses should be located outside of areas at most risk from flooding, support SFRA approach/Flood Risk Sequential and Exceptions Test. Clarification required re; River Lavant Flood Alleviation Scheme and headroom at Apuldram Waste Water Treatment Works. Unclear how whole plan viability considerations have fed into site-specific viability assessment. Housing trajectory puts delivery 2032/2033 - unclear what underpins this pace/stepped change, Bellway looking to accelerate delivery.
Would suggest that 70 dwellings either be expressed as ‘a minimum’ or ‘approximately’, to mirror delivery of ‘at least' 10,350 dwellings in Policy H1. Recommend provision 3 is amended to state that key views, particularly of Chichester Cathedral Spire are ‘respected’ …’ as opposed to ‘protected’. Criteria 7 - delivery mechanism and responsibility for provision needs clarification.
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