Object
Harborough Local Plan 2011-2031, Proposed Submission
Representation ID: 7559
Received: 17/11/2017
Respondent: Trustees of the Bowden Settlement
Agent: Mr. David Smart
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
Land off Main Street, Great Bowden should be removed from the Area of Separation. Comments provided in the Area of Separation Review 2017 confirm that part of the site provides only a secondary benefit to the Area of Separation. It is considered that all of the representation site should only provide limited benefit due to the screening of the site.
We suggest that the site should be removed from the defined Area of Separation, and allocated for a Village Green-style small residential development of up to 15 dwellings.
See attached documents.
The representation concerns land off Main Street, Great Bowden. The site boundary is shown in attachment.
This site should be removed from the Area of Separation, as the Area of Separation Review found that the westerly section of the representation site presented only a secondary benefit to the Area of Separation. It is considered that all of the representation site should only provide limited benefit due to the screening of the site.
Given the sustainable location, the site would make an appropriate residential allocation. The entire site is in single ownership and is immediately deliverable, and
could be brought forward in the next 5 years. The landowners believe that a high
quality development, based on the concept of a Village Green would be in-keeping
with the characteristics of Great Bowden and would be complementary to its unique
character and style. Any such scheme would be widely consulted on with local
stakeholders, and would be designed in accordance with the Neighbourhood Plan.
The representation site is well suited to a residential allocation and whilst the SHLAA (May 2016) states development could occur within a 6-10 year time frame, the site is available now.
Comments provided in the Area of Separation Review 2017 confirm that part of the site provides only a secondary benefit to the Area of Separation. It is considered that all of the representation site should only provide limited benefit due to the screening of the site.
Our client would be prepared to offer some of the site for use as a village green to replace those historic greens within the village which have been lost. We believe that the site could become the new "Middle Green" in Great Bowden.
The site is suitable for a small residential allocation of up to 15 dwellings and the representation site will not contribute to the coalescence between Market Harborough and Great Bowden, because the site is self-contained and screened.
We suggest that the site should be removed from the defined Area of Separation, and allocated for a Village Green-style small residential development of up to 15 dwellings.