Chichester Local Plan 2021 - 2039: Proposed Submission

Object

Representation ID: 5742

Received: 17/03/2023

Respondent: Chichester City Council Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Paragraphs 1.17 to paragraph 1.22 focus almost exclusively on timing of Neighbourhood Plans and housing delivery. No mention of how Neighbourhood Plans can effectively energise communities on issues linked to built and ambient local environment (such as active transport, pollution, and green spaces) to create well-supported visions for areas of change, set realistic yet ambitious thresholds for design standards and shape and influence inward investment to unlock land and deliver new development of a high standard. We seek a collaborative discussion that leads to agreement of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) or similar that will help agree scope, responsibilities, timescales, and deliverables coming through CNP process.

Whilst the role of Neighbourhood Plans is acknowledged, it is considered unnecessary for the Local Plan to go into the level of detail suggested by the respondent.

Object

Representation ID: 5743

Received: 17/03/2023

Respondent: Chichester City Council Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Paragraph 2.3. states that the cathedral city of Chichester is the main settlement while paragraph 2.38. says that the emphasis will be upon consolidating and enhancing the role of Chichester city as the plan area's main centre. The role of the Chichester Neighbourhood Plan in consolidating and enhancing Chichester as the main centre should be referenced here and throughout this chapter.

As this is the spatial portrait section of the Plan it is not considered appropriate to specifically reference one neighbourhood plan.

Object

Representation ID: 5744

Received: 17/03/2023

Respondent: Chichester City Council Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Paragraph 2.3. states that the cathedral city of Chichester is the main settlement while paragraph 2.38. says that the emphasis will be upon consolidating and enhancing the role of Chichester city as the plan area's main centre. The role of the Chichester Neighbourhood Plan in consolidating and enhancing Chichester as the main centre should be referenced here and throughout this chapter.

The paragraph is not solely about Chichester City but also about the East West corridor so if one NP is mentioned all should be. NPs are mentioned throughout the plan – do not consider a reference is particularly needed here.

Object

Representation ID: 5745

Received: 17/03/2023

Respondent: Chichester City Council Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

This section covers many of the themes we wish the Chichester Neighbourhood Plan to address at a non-strategic level. We therefore request that a variety of references are placed in this section, alerting the reader to the opportunity that Neighbourhood Plans provide in interpreting and applying the place-making, health and well-being topics at site and neighbourhood level.

A variety of references would be excessive, but the Council indeed propose to include reference to neighbourhood planning in this section as it agrees that neighbourhood planning does provide an important opportunity to provide a more locally distinctive aspect to design policy and guidance.

Object

Representation ID: 5746

Received: 17/03/2023

Respondent: Chichester City Council Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

We are pleased to see several references to the importance of design quality (e.g., Policy A2 Chichester City – Strategic housing location) and would wish to strengthen this to include the need for a Chichester-specific design review panel that can input into housing design and planning matters, to improve the on-site results and its wider public acceptability.

Comment noted. Policy A2 and supporting text includes reference to the Chichester Neighbourhood Plan

Object

Representation ID: 5747

Received: 17/03/2023

Respondent: Chichester City Council Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

We are pleased to see several references to the importance of design quality (e.g., Policy A2 Chichester City – Strategic housing location) and would wish to strengthen this to include the need for a Chichester-specific design review panel that can input into housing design and planning matters, to improve the on-site results and its wider public acceptability.

Comment noted. The policy wording already refers to the development being planned and provided for through the Chichester Neighbourhood Plan. It does not seem necessary to repeat references within the policy

Object

Representation ID: 5748

Received: 17/03/2023

Respondent: Chichester City Council Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Vision document now over 5 years old, prepared before Covid 19 pandemic. Update to assumptions behind it is required given response to Covid 19 affected working patterns, residential and business requirements and retail habits. Chichester Neighbourhood plan team will be able to address gaps and outdated aspects of Vision document.

The Local Plan economic and retail evidence base have been updated and reflects the implications of the Covid 19 pandemic.

Object

Representation ID: 5749

Received: 17/03/2023

Respondent: Chichester City Council Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

We request that paragraph 2.39 is updated to refer to the forthcoming Chichester Neighbourhood Plan, and not the existing vision document.

Change not considered necessary.

Object

Representation ID: 5750

Received: 17/03/2023

Respondent: Chichester City Council Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

We request that paragraph 10.2 is updated to refer to the forthcoming Chichester Neighbourhood Plan, and not the existing vision document.

The 2017 Chichester Vision remains the most recent version, so reference should continue to be made. Policy A2 and supporting text makes reference to the Chichester Neighbourhood Plan