BE1 1b.ii. 13 hectares of S&D B8 uses on land south of the A4303

Object

Representation ID: 5527

Received: 30/10/2017

Respondent: MISTERTON WITH WALCOTE Parish Council

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

The plan has not demonstrated a need for this development (paragraph 15.2.11). In the consultation document, the land was proposed for a Motorway Service Area (to which the Parish Council also objected) - there is no information provided to justify this reallocation.

Object

Representation ID: 5824

Received: 30/10/2017

Respondent: MISTERTON WITH WALCOTE Parish Council

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

The allocation of land to the south of the A4304 opens land further to the south to development pressure as there is no natural or landscape barrier distinguishing the allocated site from its surroundings. Therefore it is not in accordance with policy GD8d.

Object

Representation ID: 5825

Received: 30/10/2017

Respondent: MISTERTON WITH WALCOTE Parish Council

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

The allocation has not been tested through consultation as it differs fundamentally from the proposals in Harborough's consultation document.

Object

Representation ID: 5827

Received: 30/10/2017

Respondent: MISTERTON WITH WALCOTE Parish Council

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Land to the south of the A4304 is grade 2 agricultural land, a limited resource and comparatively scarce within Harborough District. In its Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment 2014, development was discouraged on land quality 1, 2 and 3a. Thus the Parish Council contends that development on this site is contrary Harborough District Council's own selection criteria and is contrary to policy GI5.3

Object

Representation ID: 5828

Received: 30/10/2017

Respondent: MISTERTON WITH WALCOTE Parish Council

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Access to the site is likely to cause excessive traffic congestion despite, or possibly because of, the access arrangements proposed.

Object

Representation ID: 6077

Received: 01/11/2017

Respondent: Lady Caroline Bach

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

There is no proven need for even more warehousing in this area, given the size of Magna Park and its proposed extension.
Construction on this particular site will destroy the rural nature of this stretch of road between the M1 and the nearest village . There is no significant unemployment in this area, and it is known that Magna Park is employing staff from outside the area who travel to work, thereby contributing to pollution.

Object

Representation ID: 6501

Received: 30/10/2017

Respondent: MISTERTON WITH WALCOTE Parish Council

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Object to allocation because;
- plan has not demonstrated a need for this development (ref. Para 15.2.11)
- it opens up further land to the south of A4303 to development pressure, as no natural or landscape barrier with surrounding countryside
- it's not been tested through consultation, differs from Options stage proposal
-includes grade 2 agricultural land, so contrary to selection criteria and policy GI5.3
-access likely to cause excess traffic congestion (4 traffic light controlled junctions within 0.73miles between site and A426) in combination with extra traffic generated by policies L1, BE2, BE4 and displaced from Lutterworth town centre.