Harborough Local Plan 2011-2031, Proposed Submission

Object

Representation ID: 5526

Received: 30/10/2017

Respondent: MISTERTON WITH WALCOTE Parish Council

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Misterton with Walcote Parish Council is concerned that the consultation process has not been used to inform a number of policies proposed in the Harborough Local plan. This does not encourage participation, as the public has had no opportunity to express its views concerning these policies and indeed it seems that some new policies are entirely at odds with the opinions expressed in the earlier consultation.

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: 5528

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: 5529

Received: 30/10/2017

Respondent: MISTERTON WITH WALCOTE Parish Council

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

The allocation is contrary to Key Objective 3 as it will not provide employment 'for Harborough's higher skilled residents'.

Object

Representation ID: 5530

Received: 30/10/2017

Respondent: MISTERTON WITH WALCOTE Parish Council

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

* The allocation is excessive. The plan provides no evidence of the need for an allocation of this size which has been labelled as 'political' by Harborough's own councillors at the meeting on 18th September.

Object

Representation ID: 5531

Received: 30/10/2017

Respondent: MISTERTON WITH WALCOTE Parish Council

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

The allocation is contrary to Objective 2 (p17) and Policy BE2.2.c as it will not 'create new jobs that meet local employment needs' or 'increase employment opportunities for local residents'. This is because in the whole of Harborough District there were only 1200 people registered unemployment from April 2016 - March 2017 (https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/la/1946157143/report.aspx#tabempunemp) a rate of 2.6%, well below 4.2% for the East Midlands and 4.7% nationally.

Object

Representation ID: 5532

Received: 30/10/2017

Respondent: MISTERTON WITH WALCOTE Parish Council

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Already 75% of Magna Park workforce comes from outside the district. There's insufficient unmet employment need to reduce this figure, thus commuting will increase substantially. Magna Park Growth Sensitivity Survey concludes the allocation of 700000m² extra warehousing will generate 9689 extra jobs. Of these 6488 commuting outside Harborough District, whilst changing the assumptions used will see 7962 extra commuters from beyond district boundaries. Even if workforce is hired in accordance with policyBE2.2.d, there will still be a substantial increase in commuting. We also question HDC's ability to ensure compliance with this policy or to take action if it's breached.

Object

Representation ID: 5533

Received: 30/10/2017

Respondent: MISTERTON WITH WALCOTE Parish Council

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Along with allocations of housing land in policy L1, employment land in policy BE1.bii and intensification of use in policy BE4.1.f Misterton with Walcote Council is concerned that congestion is inevitable, particularly around junction 20 on the M1, contrary to policy BE2.2.e

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.