Object

Representation ID: 14982

Received: 11/12/2020

Respondent: Mrs Jean Walters

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Part of Site BL1 (parcel south of Tythe Barn Lane) objected to on number of grounds:
Not a sustainable location:
- Site in Local Plan with most adverse effects, site not meet objectives of achieving sustainable development (PCPA 2004)
- Site is contrary to NPPF Para. 33 & Para. 8
- Proximity to Whitlocks End Station does not negate the other adverse impacts for selecting Site BL1
- Site is contrary to Strategic Objectives and Guiding Principles of 2016 Draft Local Plan document
- Sustainability Appraisal Report for Site BL1 is incorrect, services and facilities in Dickens Heath village are not accessible by foot, and site is in the middle of Local Wildlife Sites.
- Adverse impacts identified in SHELAA 2016
- Council proposing significant level of mitigation, which proves that site is unsustainable
- Approach should first be do no harm, and then mitigate
- Carried out my own analysis using i) the Council’s own analysis and ii) using the sustainability scorecard (www.thescorecard.org.uk)
- (ii) Using scorecard the Site was only 41% sustainable, and without mitigation scored 30%.
- (i) SA flawed, GBA not taken into account.