Object

Harborough Local Plan 2011-2031, Proposed Submission

Representation ID: 6096

Received: 01/11/2017

Respondent: Mr Ivan Crane

Agent: Sworders

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Representation Summary:

We object to this policy since it is overly restrictive. It places tight controls on rural development, which conflicts with paragraph 55 of the NPPF.
Paragraph 55 supports new dwellings for rural workers where there is an essential need "to live permanently at or near their place of work in the countryside". The additional restrictions are clearly in conflict with this and are taken from Annex A of PPS7 (revoked by the NPPF).
This inherent conflict with national policy frustrates the delivery of sustainable development and as such fails the NPPF paragraph 182 tests of soundness.

Full text:

We object to this policy since it is overly restrictive. It places tight controls on rural development, which conflicts with paragraph 55 of the NPPF.
Paragraph 55 supports new dwellings for rural workers where there is an essential need "to live permanently at or near their place of work in the countryside". The additional restrictions are clearly in conflict with this and are taken from Annex A of PPS7 (revoked by the NPPF).
This inherent conflict with national policy frustrates the delivery of sustainable development and as such fails the tests of soundness as set out in NPPF paragraph 182.