The proposed residential allocation on land off Arnesby Road, Fleckney (Policy F1) is considered to be unsound. The proposed allocation does not represent the most appropriate strategy when considered against the alternative of allocating the more deliverable residential site to the south of Kilby Road, Fleckney - as promoted by Catesby Estates.

The proposed allocation on land off Arnesby Road is principally in two separate land ownerships. Furthermore the allocation includes an area of unregistered land adjoining Arnesby Road (between No's 106 & 108) which could critically prevent the delivery of an access to Arnesby Road, as required by Policy F1. As far as Catesby is aware no developer or housebuilder has a formal agreement with the landowners to progress the site for residential development, which brings into question its deliverability.

In comparison the land to the south of Kilby Road, Fleckney is in single ownership and is in the control of Catesby Estates, an experienced land promoter with a successful record of promptly securing outline planning permissions and subsequently selling land to housebuilders for development within five years.

The land to the south of Kilby Road is situated to the west of Fleckney, accessed from Priest Meadow. It has capacity for 150 dwellings. In similarity with the proposed allocation on land off Arnesby Road; the site to the south of Kilby Road is equally well located to local services and facilities in Fleckney village centre and was also judged to be deliverable over 0 to 5 years in the SHLAA. The SHLAA identified the site as suitable to contribute to the housing requirement in Fleckney. In respect of landscape impact, the site south of Kilby Road was judged to have medium capacity for development (Harborough Landscape Capacity Study 2014). This is equivalent to the landscape capacity of the draft allocation off Arnesby Road.

Accompanying these representations is a Vision Framework for the proposed residential allocation on land south of Kilby Road, Fleckney. A separate Location Plan for the site is also enclosed. The enclosed Vision Framework demonstrates that the 7 hectare site is deliverable and capable of appropriately accommodating up to 150 dwellings to meet Fleckney's minimum housing requirement.