BE4 2b.
Object
Harborough Local Plan 2011-2031, Proposed Submission
Representation ID: 5474
Received: 27/10/2017
Respondent: Mr Andy Johnson
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? Yes
Duty to co-operate? Yes
Any development should be restricted to replacing existing buildings. There should be no intensification or increase in the floor space on site either as ad hoc development or as part of master plan for the site.
Any development should be restricted to replacing existing buildings. There should be no intensification or increase in the floor space on site either as ad hoc development or as part of master plan for the site. The latter provides the owners with the opportunity to submit proposals for significant redevelopment of the site under the guise of upgrading/improving the site. This is an industrial estate in a rural location. It's development should be severely restricted in the same way as it would if proposals were submitted to develop an industrial estate in any other rural location. The policy explanation states that the opportunity to comprehensively redevelop the industrial estate would provide wider transport and environmental benefits. In reality all it would provide is extra traffic (no benefit to the environment or transport) and a bigger impact on the local area (both in terms of general aggravation and visual impact).
Object
Harborough Local Plan 2011-2031, Proposed Submission
Representation ID: 7236
Received: 17/11/2017
Respondent: C Walton Ltd
Agent: Marrons Solicitors
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
The above policy is not sound because the policy fails to account for the £10M investment which has been made at BIE over the previous 10 years, including refurbishments to Hangar T2 by Volvo (supporting c.15 jobs), the development of Royal Enfield's Research and Development Centre (80 jobs), the erection of a commercial vehicle paintshop for BIAS (30 jobs) and the erection of a Pre-Delivery Inspection building for BIAS (70 jobs). These developments have been granted planning permission with allied landscaping improvements which are currently in the process of being constructed. The refurbishment or redevelopment of the balance of the Industrial Estate should not require an approved masterplan to include development proposals already undertaken.
See Attached documentation for full objection