Object
Harborough Local Plan 2011-2031, Proposed Submission
Representation ID: 5474
Received: 27/10/2017
Respondent: Mr Andy Johnson
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? Yes
Duty to co-operate? Yes
Any development should be restricted to replacing existing buildings. There should be no intensification or increase in the floor space on site either as ad hoc development or as part of master plan for the site.
Any development should be restricted to replacing existing buildings. There should be no intensification or increase in the floor space on site either as ad hoc development or as part of master plan for the site. The latter provides the owners with the opportunity to submit proposals for significant redevelopment of the site under the guise of upgrading/improving the site. This is an industrial estate in a rural location. It's development should be severely restricted in the same way as it would if proposals were submitted to develop an industrial estate in any other rural location. The policy explanation states that the opportunity to comprehensively redevelop the industrial estate would provide wider transport and environmental benefits. In reality all it would provide is extra traffic (no benefit to the environment or transport) and a bigger impact on the local area (both in terms of general aggravation and visual impact).