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Harborough Local Plan 2011-2031, Proposed Submission

Representation ID: 6329

Received: 02/11/2017

Respondent: Dr Stephen Osgerby

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Representation Summary:

There is no strategic justification for the figure of 700000 sq m. This is based on two current planning applications so is purely opportunistic.

Local unemployment is low and unsuited to low level manual jobs that this development will generate.

Local roads are congested. The traffic study is flawed and takes no account of the frequent lengthy queues that build up on the A486 between the M6 and A5.

Full text:

There is no strategic justification for the figure of 700000 sq m. This is based on two current planning applications so is purely opportunistic.

Local unemployment is low and unsuited to low level manual jobs that this development will generate.

Local roads are congested. The traffic study is flawed and takes no account of the frequent lengthy queues that build up on the A486 between the M6 and A5.