Harborough Local Plan 2011-2031, Proposed Submission

Object

Representation ID: 5372

Received: 26/10/2017

Respondent: Market Harborough Civic Society

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

The Housing Requirement is unrealistic. Not convinced house builders can deliver compared with previous completions.
Not sustainable to make allowances for slow take up or non take up of housing allocations.. Unsound -bad example.Council has other ways of dealing with these issues.

Object

Representation ID: 5373

Received: 26/10/2017

Respondent: Market Harborough Civic Society

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

see our response to MH1

Object

Representation ID: 5375

Received: 26/10/2017

Respondent: Market Harborough Civic Society

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Not Sustainable- does not accord with Government Policies.A major intrusion of built development in to essential rural setting of attractive Market Town
Site is remote from major facilities of the Town- not connected.
detrimental to views from adjacent countryside and Brampton Valley Way; boundaries are defined by land ownership and County boundary, not natural features.
Will create unacceptable levels of Traffic in the Town; no practical alternatives in public transport.; not within reasonable walking or cycling distance of facilities.

Object

Representation ID: 5376

Received: 26/10/2017

Respondent: Market Harborough Civic Society

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

While the principle of housing is accepted as an alternative to industry the development should not be allowed to go ahead until the traffic problems encountered in Northampton Road, Springfield Street to St Mary's Rd have been resolved.
The Market Harborough Transport Strategy 2016 is just a wish list. Projects not designed and approved, any land required is yet to be acquired,finance and programme not available. Not sustainable to require just a contribution to academic proposals.
The Local Centre at Western Avenue should be enhanced by the Council

Object

Representation ID: 5377

Received: 26/10/2017

Respondent: Market Harborough Civic Society

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

The site adjoins a 400 housing development served by Alvington Way. The boundaries were carefully considered when the estate was approved. Development of the Farm will represent an intrusion in to the countryside setting of the estate, be detrimental to amenities of residents and views from the north, and detract from gap with Gt Bowden.
The estate and its roads were not designed to take extra traffic. There are no local facilities so the development will create extra traffic moving to and from those facilities. Walking, cycling and public transport not an alternative. Detrimental to residents.

Object

Representation ID: 5378

Received: 26/10/2017

Respondent: Market Harborough Civic Society

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Following our comments relating to H1.
This development will aggravate the traffic problems in the Town and cause danger and disturbance to other road users(as identified by the County Council). Main access to Town is Kettering Road.The problems at the Kettering Road bridge will be aggravated-priority given to traffic heading out of Town.. MHTS 2016 contains no viable proposals to solve problem
Problems will also be aggravated in Scotland Road and Gores Lane as motorists try to avoid problems.
Even if motorists can get on to A6, access to town restricted in Rockingham Rd.
Local Centre not proved viable.

Object

Representation ID: 5381

Received: 23/10/2017

Respondent: Market Harborough Civic Society

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

The Car Park serves many businesses in the Town Centre and is well used. It contains parking for disabled, short term parking and parking for motor bikes and cycles. not sustainable to suggest any spaces should be lost or can be provided elsewhere. Not aware of suitable alternative sites.
Retail floor space will require servicing which does not exist on the undeveloped land.Result in loss of parking and cause traffic conflicts.
Drainage tanks have been built under the car park- part of flood relief.
While we support efforts to enhance buildings, more positive action required.

Object

Representation ID: 5382

Received: 23/10/2017

Respondent: Market Harborough Civic Society

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

We feel that there is little scope for new development on this site- too late. It already provides valuable parking space for the Town Centre businesses. Development will require more parking and land for service vehicles. These have not been identified in the Plan.
Wish to enhance buildings is supported but more positive action required.

Object

Representation ID: 5383

Received: 26/10/2017

Respondent: Market Harborough Civic Society

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Unrealistic to expect Market Harborough to accommodate a further 1140 dwellings by 2031. The Town already has to accommodate 2000 new dwellings but the residents have not been able to monitor the impact. No guarantee infrastructure can be provided. Competition between major sites could delay house building and provision of local centres.
If the Council requires more land they should look at sites which adjoin Airfield Farm, a development of 1400 dwellings, and benefit from the local facilities to be provided.

Object

Representation ID: 5389

Received: 26/10/2017

Respondent: Market Harborough Civic Society

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

SEE OUR RESPONSE TO H1
ID 5373