Regulation 19 - Proposed Draft Local Plan Submission
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Regulation 19 - Proposed Draft Local Plan Submission
K1
Representation ID: 14139
Received: 27/03/2025
Respondent: Leicestershire County Council
Not within an Mineral Safeguarding area and no waste safeguarding issues identified.
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Support
Regulation 19 - Proposed Draft Local Plan Submission
K2
Representation ID: 14140
Received: 27/03/2025
Respondent: Leicestershire County Council
Not within an Mineral Safeguarding area and no waste safeguarding issues identified.
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Object
Regulation 19 - Proposed Draft Local Plan Submission
1.1
Representation ID: 14141
Received: 27/03/2025
Respondent: Leicestershire County Council
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? Not specified
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Overarching comments summarised:
- Amendments since the Reg 18 stage are welcomed but it is considered that there are still substantive issues associated with the Plan's evidence base.
- As the Local Transport Authority, the Council considers that the Plan fails to meet the NPPF tests of soundness re: its Effectiveness and Consistency with national policy.
- A number of policies require updating to reflect required land and monetary contributions to deliver necessary education provision.
- It is considered that the Plan could include clearer definitions around health and health inequality to set the tone for the health content in the Plan.
- Reference to the importance of and support for Neighbourhood Plans is welcomed.
See attachments for full representations.
Object
Regulation 19 - Proposed Draft Local Plan Submission
4.15
Representation ID: 14142
Received: 27/03/2025
Respondent: Leicestershire County Council
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? Not specified
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
To entirely future proof, for continuity and for transparency for the local community, businesses, developers, agents and others, the East of Lutterworth SDA policy from the adopted Harborough Local Plan should be a saved policy and transferred across to the new Local Plan. Furthermore, further reference is required in the supporting text of the emerging new Local Plan referring to the context and current position reached with East of Lutterworth SDA. This will reflect the role the East of Lutterworth SDA plays in the delivery of new homes, work spaces, services and infrastructure to Lutterworth and the wider area.
Policy L1: East of Lutterworth Strategic Development Area (SDA) from the currently adopted Local Plan (Harborough Local Plan 2011 to 2031, adopted April 2019) should be saved and transferred across to the emerging new Local Plan and accompanied by expanded text to paragraph 4.15, and the inclusion of text as appropriate elsewhere in the emerging new Local Plan, to reflect the role the East of Lutterworth SDA plays in the delivery of new homes, work spaces, services and infrastructure to Lutterworth and the wider area.
- Proposed supporting text as follows:
“ On 17 May 2022 planning permission was granted for the East of Lutterworth SDA following the submission in 2019 of a hybrid planning application which comprised an outline application for development (including demolition) of up to 2,750 dwellings, business, general industrial and storage and distribution uses, two primary schools, a neighbourhood centre, public open space, green space, drainage features, acoustic barrier, and other associated infrastructure (some matters reserved), and a full application for the development of a spine road and associated junctions with the A426 north of Lutterworth, Gilmorton Road, Chapel Lane (including the partial closure and realignment of Chapel Lane to motor vehicles and horse riders), and the A4304 east of M1 Junction 20, comprising carriageway, footway, cycleway and associated infrastructure to include earthworks, bridge structures, services, drainage, landscaping, lighting and signage (planning application reference 19/00250/OUT).
This planning application was granted planning permission following significant preparatory work by all stakeholders involved in this scheme.
Leicestershire County Council is working to ensure delivery of the East of Lutterworth SDA, including discharge of planning conditions, site promotion, and variation of planning conditions and agreements.
Work is ongoing to progress towards the implementation of this scheme which will provide new homes, work spaces, services and significant infrastructure.”
- Proposed update to wording of Policy L1 from the Harborough Local Plan 2011 to 2031 (adopted April 2019) to follow.
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Support
Regulation 19 - Proposed Draft Local Plan Submission
3.1
Representation ID: 14143
Received: 27/03/2025
Respondent: Leicestershire County Council
Comments from LCC as a landowner:
The Development Objectives are supported with the first, second and fifth seen as particularly relevant to the County Council as a landowner.
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Object
Regulation 19 - Proposed Draft Local Plan Submission
Policy DS01 Development Strategy: Delivering Homes
Representation ID: 14144
Received: 27/03/2025
Respondent: Leicestershire County Council
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? Not specified
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Comments from LCC as a Landowner:
- To take account of the need to flexibility and maximise the potential to maximise the delivery of affordable housing the suggested housing numbers should be regarded as an absolute minimum. Re: the examination of the current plan the Inspector considered a buffer of 15% to be appropriate to provide such flexibility (currently 12.5% above the calculated housing need.
- The Settlement Hierarchy is seen as logical as is the need to distribute housing number across the range of settlement sizes.
- District Land Supply Position needs further explanation. By not detailing the delivery from committed strategic sites over the plan period, an incomplete picture is provided creating uncertainty.
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Object
Regulation 19 - Proposed Draft Local Plan Submission
Policy DS02 Development Strategy: Creating Jobs and Diversifying the Economy
Representation ID: 14145
Received: 27/03/2025
Respondent: Leicestershire County Council
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? Not specified
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Comments from LCC as a landowner:
-The general thrust of the policy is supported. The retention of the allocation from previous plan as L3 is welcomed.
- DS02 part 4 (General Employment Areas). Whilst the basic policy is sound the inclusion of Courtyard Workshops in Market Harborough as a General Employment area is seen as illogical. Located within what is now a predominantly residential area, with which there continued use in incompatible, the premises are old and incapable of economic use in the medium term. Consideration should therefore be given to their redesignation as “other employment” premises.
Consideration should therefore be given to redesignating Courtyard Workshops (Market Harborough) a “other employment” premises.
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Object
Regulation 19 - Proposed Draft Local Plan Submission
L3
Representation ID: 14146
Received: 27/03/2025
Respondent: Leicestershire County Council
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? Not specified
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Comments from LCC as a landowner:
Whilst the allocation is welcomed, Policy SA01 restricts the use to E(g)(iii) uses. The site has been marketed extensively, without success, for a period of 10 years for office and light industrial uses and accordingly this restriction fails to recognise the fact that there is no market demand for light industrial uses at this location whereas there is market demand for B2 and B8 uses. It is therefore suggested that consideration be given to including the delivery of B2 and B8 uses thereby supporting the site’s early delivery to meet market demand.
Consideration should be given to including the delivery of B2 and B8 uses thereby supporting the site’s early delivery to meet market demand.
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Support
Regulation 19 - Proposed Draft Local Plan Submission
B2
Representation ID: 14147
Received: 27/03/2025
Respondent: Leicestershire County Council
Comments from LCC as a landowner:
The allocation recognises the Neighbourhood Plan allocation and is welcomed.
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Support
Regulation 19 - Proposed Draft Local Plan Submission
U1
Representation ID: 14148
Received: 27/03/2025
Respondent: Leicestershire County Council
Comments from LCC as a landowner:
The allocation is strongly supported.
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