Proposed Submission Draft Local Plan Sustainability Appraisal

Object

Representation ID: 13693

Received: 06/05/2025

Respondent: Trustees of the Crane Estate and Mrs Jean Williams

Agent: Stantec UK Ltd

In account of the scores afforded to the Land South of Dunton Road (24/12209) in relation to BNG, soil, historic environment, flood risk and landscape, the Crane Estate do not support the findings of the Sustainability Appraisal and recommend that the following amendments are made in order for the Sustainability Appraisal to be considered sound and justified, as per paragraph 36 of the NPPF:
• The Site should score minor negative effect in relation to SA Objective 3 on the basis that the wider Leicestershire area is rural in nature and therefore to ensure that the
District Council meet their development requirements, it will be necessary to develop agricultural land
• The Site should score negligible effect in relation to SA Objective 12 given the Site is located in Flood Zone 1 and proposes a suitable drainage strategy to mitigate any
surface water flooding onsite.
• The Site should score minor negative effect likely in relation to SA Objective 14 on the basis that the proposals will retain strong landscaping buffers along the Site boundaries and also propose large portions of open space and green corridors onsite.