Pirton
Support
Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft
Representation ID: 1689
Received: 30/11/2016
Respondent: Court Homes Construction Limited
Agent: Barker Parry Town Planning Limited
Support for the continued recognition of Pirton as a sizeable and sustainable settlement located outside the Green Belt and capable of accommodating new development in the plan period.
Paragraph 13.265 - Pirton has long been designated as a selected village in the rural area (beyond the Green Belt), wherein development has been permitted within the "main area" of the village defined by the "village policy area" on the current Local Plan Proposals Maps. On the current 1996 Plan, the line is drawn fairly tightly and, in order to allow development, two "character Areas" (V3 and V4), have now been developed as residential cul-de-sacs. V1 is undeveloped, being a Scheduled (Ancient) Monument and V2 is landlocked, so other than redevelopment, which is unlikely to yield much, if indeed any, net increase in housing, there is little room left to meet either the needs of the village or the wider needs of the district. Indeed, the most recent development is 11 affordable homes, built adjacent to, but outside the current village limits, in order to cater for existing housing needs in the parish.
Its Category A designation in the new Local Plan recognises the status of the village in the district settlement hierarchy and its defined boundary as shown on the Proposals Map is drawn to extend around the two proposed allocations, which featured in the previous iteration of the Local Plan (Preferred Options - Winter 2014-15). Neither of these feature in the current version, which allocates no sites, but refers to an outline planning approval for 82 homes at Holwell Turn and 12 other dwellings built or approved since 2011.
Support
Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft
Representation ID: 4326
Received: 30/11/2016
Respondent: Pirton Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group
Support for Pirton:
- Local Plan has been positively prepared, is justified, effective and consistent with National Policy.
- Piton Neighbourhood Plan has been developed alongside the Local Plan
- the community will support an increase of a minimum of 17% of housing stock in line with Neighbourhood Plan regarding type, density and design and other policies
- traffic levels, improvements to the infrastructure of roads, as well as improvements to public transport, will be very important
I make this response on behalf of the Pirton Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group.
We have worked closely with the NHDC Planning Policy Team in the development of our draft Neighbourhood Plan to ensure that the Pirton Neighbourhood Plan is in general conformity with the current planning policies and also that it will be in general conformity with the strategic policies of the Proposed Local Plan. We therefore confirm that in our opinion the Proposed Local Plan has been positively prepared, is justified, effective and consistent with National Policy.
The District must plan for significant new housing development to 2031. The process of developing the Pirton Neighbourhood Plan has meant that the Pirton Community. has given considerable thought to housing development here, both in terms of numbers, and but also in terms of type and design. At the time of the Parish Plan in 2013, 36% of the community wanted no further development for the village. Now, the community will support an increase of a minimum of 17% in our housing stock over the period of the proposed Local Plan- provided it is of the type, density and design that the community consultation process of Neighbourhood Planning has identified, and provided applications for planning permission respect our policies in relation to matters such as traffic and transport safety, heritage, biodiversity, and green space. We urge the NHDC to give greater encouragement and support to Neighbourhood Planning as a tool to assist effective implementation and to set itself targets in relation to Neighbourhood Planning in policy SP1.
Traffic levels, and improvements to the infrastructure of our roads, as well as improvements to public transport, will be very important. The amount of planned housing development will make great demands on the road and public transport networks. This must be addressed as a priority if North Herts is not to grind to a halt, or the health and well-being benefits of living in a district full of beautiful countryside are not to be eroded. These are issues of considerable importance to the community of Pirton as reflected in the consultations held during the development of the Neighbourhood Plan for Pirton.
Object
Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft
Representation ID: 4332
Received: 29/11/2016
Respondent: Stratton Estates Ltd
Agent: Vincent and Gorbing
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
Object to Pirton (general): No allocations identified, higher dwelling number previously accepted, housing figures "somewhat random"
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Support
Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft
Representation ID: 5158
Received: 30/11/2016
Respondent: Mr Wilfred Aspinall
Support Pirton:
- Pirton is a Category A village and can sustain additional building of new houses
- Preferred Options
- Ancient monument designation lifted on PT1 site
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Object
Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft
Representation ID: 5970
Received: 29/11/2016
Respondent: F and P Property Management
Agent: Rapleys LLP
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Object to Pirton (general): No further growth allocated
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