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Representation ID: 15097

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: Taylor Wimpey

Agent: Lichfields

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Support principle of allocation, but a number of changes required to make Policy BL2 sound:
Part 2
Unclear how the requirement of 8.2 hectares of public open space has been derived and why it is necessary to define a specific amount of public open space in the policy.
This is not a sound, appropriate strategy and should instead refer directly to draft Policy P20 which requires a Part 7 for new housing developments to provide or contribute towards new open spaces (or improvement to existing provision) in line with the minimum standard of 3.57ha per 1,000 population.
Amount of public open space should be calculated at the time an application comes forward, so directly relate to the number of dwellings delivered on the site, the mix of houses and, consequently, a more accurate population yield.
With regards to part v which relates to the retention of hedgerows and trees along Dog Kennel Lane, this policy is accepted in principle, but it should be amended to allow for their removal where ‘necessary’.
This will be necessary to provide the relevant vehicle access, including visibility splays. An amendment to this policy to allow this is suggested below.