Chichester Local Plan 2021 - 2039: Proposed Submission

Support

Representation ID: 4526

Received: 16/03/2023

Respondent: Wisborough Green Parish Council

WGPC supports this statement with qualification
In a rural village with limited land availability, developments of fewer than 6 dwellings should count towards allocated housing totals; developments of this size are more easily integrated into a village.
It is essential to delegate to the NP process the ability to make minor amendments to the H3 policy numbers.

Support noted. Para 5.10 allows some flexibility for minor amendments to housing numbers.
Any size sites can be allocated but these would still be in addition to any windfall sites (that are under 5 dwellings) that may come forward (to avoid double counting).

Support

Representation ID: 4529

Received: 16/03/2023

Respondent: Wisborough Green Parish Council

WGPC supports this statement.

Comment noted

Support

Representation ID: 4532

Received: 16/03/2023

Respondent: Wisborough Green Parish Council

WGPC supports the provision of affordable housing for the North of the Plan area.

Comment noted

Support

Representation ID: 4533

Received: 16/03/2023

Respondent: Wisborough Green Parish Council

WGPC supports this policy.

Support noted

Object

Representation ID: 4554

Received: 16/03/2023

Respondent: Wisborough Green Parish Council

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Please refer to the attached document for a detailed response. In summary we consider that policy H3 is not justified and is therefore not sound. The allocation of 75 homes to Wisborough Green is inconsistent with the approach to housing distribution set out in other policies. CDC has made a strong case for the reasons why development in the southern part of the district is constrained, but it is in error in then considering that the northern part of the district can accommodate additional development above that suggested during the Regulation 18 consultation. A sustainability-based approach does not support the proposed allocation and it should revert to that proposed at Regulation 18 stage.

Since the publication of the Preferred Approach Local Plan, work has had to be undertaken to look at the capacity of the north east of the plan area to accommodate more dwellings, due to the constraints on growth in the south of the plan area (to demonstrate that the council has left ‘no stone unturned’ in seeking to reach the full local housing need figure).

The outcome of this work, as set out in the Sustainability Appraisal (2023) and the Housing Distribution Background Paper (May 2024) was that Wisborough Green has the capacity to accommodate 75 dwellings. Therefore, the figure of 75 is considered an appropriate figure to help meet the overall housing numbers.

Object

Representation ID: 4557

Received: 16/03/2023

Respondent: Wisborough Green Parish Council

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

WGPC objects to this policy as it includes parish housing allocations. Please refer to response for Policy H3.

Since the publication of the Preferred Approach Local Plan, work has had to be undertaken to look at the capacity of the north east of the plan area to accommodate more dwellings, due to the constraints on growth in the south of the plan area (to demonstrate that the council has left ‘no stone unturned’ in seeking to reach the full local housing need figure).

The outcome of this work, as set out in the Sustainability Appraisal (2023) and the Housing Distribution Background Paper (May 2024) was that Wisborough Green has the capacity to accommodate 75 dwellings. Therefore, the figure of 75 is considered an appropriate figure to help meet the overall housing numbers.

Support

Representation ID: 4564

Received: 16/03/2023

Respondent: Wisborough Green Parish Council

WGPC supports this policy intent.

Support noted

Support

Representation ID: 4565

Received: 16/03/2023

Respondent: Wisborough Green Parish Council

WGPC supports this policy intent.

Support noted

Support

Representation ID: 4566

Received: 16/03/2023

Respondent: Wisborough Green Parish Council

WGPC supports this policy intent.

Support noted

Support

Representation ID: 4567

Received: 16/03/2023

Respondent: Wisborough Green Parish Council

WGPC supports this policy intent.

Support noted