Object

Harborough Local Plan 2011-2031, Proposed Submission

Representation ID: 6334

Received: 02/11/2017

Respondent: Mrs Rachael Edgley

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Representation Summary:

The harm of this outways the benefit if any.
Monopoly of area by developers.
Lack of infrastructure.
Making the plan fit what is there so not a long term plan.

Full text:

I object to this for the following reasons
The Local plan for warehousing allocation is not a futuristic plan but rather a plan to looking to accommodate what is already on the table. By putting all the 700k sqm in one area of the county in one go does not allow for other potential expansion by other companies big or small in the next 25 years in and around the district.

By over concentrating the logistics and employment in one area it will harm the infrastructure which is already stretched.

This contradicts the policy which is not to lead to excessive traffic congestion anywhere on the nearby strategic and local road network, particularly the A5, whether within Harborough District or outside. By having an additional 10,000 workforce commuting in to the area this will undoubtedly lead to this negative impact occurring.
Also it will not ensure 24 hour operations do not have an unacceptable environmental, community or landscape impact in the immediate and wider surrounding area. It is already seen that in change shift times the traffic coming through villages and towns is higher than it is designed to take.
Concentrated light pollution in one area is harmful to the area
By making the plan fit the current figures for the current applications and therefore using all allocated space the lack of use of brown field sites is harmful to the area over the long term.