Chichester Local Plan 2021 - 2039: Proposed Submission

Object

Representation ID: 4132

Received: 14/03/2023

Respondent: Bosham Parish Council

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

CDC commissioned a Landscape Capacity Study to provide evidence where the landscape and visual impacts of development would be greatest, therefore to identify which areas have the greatest capacity to accommodate change without causing significant and detrimental damage to the landscapes within the plan area.
There is no reference or recognition of this in the policy or the proposed allocation of sites especially in the East/West corridor. There is land around Chichester where the landscape and visual impacts would be lower. In landscape and visual terms these sites should be selected before the release of lower capacity sites.

Comment noted. Criterion 3 references the Council’s Landscape Capacity Study. It is acknowledged that the east-west corridor may have landscape sensitivities and this criterion is intended to protect key views and landscape from impact.

Object

Representation ID: 4137

Received: 14/03/2023

Respondent: Bosham Parish Council

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Allocations in the East/West corridor are outside the existing settlement boundary and in the countryside contrary to Policy NE10.

The methodology for determining the settlement boundaries is set out in the Settlement Review Background Paper (May 2024)
Settlement boundaries should be expanded to include new development adjacent to the existing settlement boundary. This includes sites that have been developed following allocation in the adopted Local Plan, and the allocations in the related Site Allocation DPD.

Object

Representation ID: 4233

Received: 14/03/2023

Respondent: Bosham Parish Council

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

The proposed allocations within the East/West corridor, would not comply with Policy NE13 and would damage the visual relief to the built up areas and the views between the AONB and the SDNP.

With the exception of the western extent of the BLD, the Landscape Capacity Study (2019) assessed the sub-areas that cover the BLD as having medium capacity for landscape change and with the potential to accommodate development.

Development within the BLD will be subject to the requirements of Policy NE2 (Natural Landscape) and the specific requirements set out in the Policy criteria particularly, in respect of the Chichester Harbour AONB, SDNP and wider landscape impacts, criterion 7.

Object

Representation ID: 4234

Received: 14/03/2023

Respondent: Bosham Parish Council

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

The proposed allocations within the East/West corridor, would not comply with Policy NE13 and would damage the visual relief to the built up areas and the views between the AONB and the SDNP.

Comment noted. It is acknowledged that this area has potential landscape and visual sensitivities, being adjacent to the AONB and the SDNP, however it is not considered that these are insurmountable. It is considered that this point is covered through criterion 3 and 4, in conjunction with other landscape related policies in the plan, which will require development proposals to protect views and landscape.

Object

Representation ID: 4235

Received: 14/03/2023

Respondent: Bosham Parish Council

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

The proposed allocations within the East/West corridor, would not comply with Policy NE13 and would damage the visual relief to the built up areas and the views between the AONB and the SDNP.

The issues raised have been considered and the evidence base and proposed development strategy continues to support this strategic allocation

Object

Representation ID: 4239

Received: 14/03/2023

Respondent: Bosham Parish Council

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Objection to housing figure due to transport concerns -

Over capacity at the Fishbourne roundabout was identified in 2014, there has been a massive increase in housing west of Chichester between 2014 and 2023 but no improvement to the roundabouts have been implemented to date. There is no guarantee that funding to improve the A27 or Fishbourne roundabout will be available within the timescale of the Plan.

The issues in relation to the Fishbourne roundabout are considered in detail in the Transport Study, and also addressed in the Transport Background Paper.

The proposed modifications to Policy T1 Transport Infrastructure set out the council’s approach to securing transport mitigation to support the planned growth.

Object

Representation ID: 4244

Received: 14/03/2023

Respondent: Bosham Parish Council

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Objection to housing figure in relation to NE20.

There appears to be no evidence of a district wide strategic approach to achieving appropriate mitigation measures.

Impacts from planned development were considered as part of the Sustainability Appraisal and through the Air Quality Assessment – Annex D of the Transport Study. The suite of transport policies include a number of measures to mitigate/reduce car travel and the Air Quality Policy NE22 requires an air quality assessment where proposals are likely to impact upon air quality.