Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

Support

Representation ID: 5929

Received: 24/11/2016

Respondent: Hitchin Town Action Group (HTAG)

Support HT5:
- Green Belt releases: concern over loss but accept that if well planned and developed in accordance with the policies set out elsewhere in the Local Plan could be integrated into the town and provide the long-term boundary between the urban area and the Green Belt.
- support mitigation measures indicated - amenity and safeguarding views from nearby countryside which extends westwards towards the Northern Chilterns AONB
- ensure traffic impacts are taken into account

Support

Representation ID: 5930

Received: 24/11/2016

Respondent: Hitchin Town Action Group (HTAG)

Support HT6:
- Green Belt releases: concern over loss but accept that if well planned and developed in accordance with the policies set out elsewhere in the Local Plan could be integrated into the town and provide the long-term boundary between the urban area and the Green Belt.
- support mitigation measures indicated - amenity and safeguarding views from nearby countryside which extends westwards towards the Northern Chilterns AONB.
- ensure traffic impacts are taken into account
- protect integrity of the boundary and long distance views.

Support

Representation ID: 5931

Received: 24/11/2016

Respondent: Hitchin Town Action Group (HTAG)

Support HT2:
-Green Belt releases: concern over loss but accept that if well planned and developed in accordance with the policies set out elsewhere in the Local Plan could be integrated into the town and provide the long-term boundary between the urban area and the Green Belt.
-support mitigation measures indicated - protect the rural nature of this location, including tree planting along the boundary with London Road
-sewage system overloaded, nearby pumping station unlikely to cope
-surface water: pleased to see reference to SUDS although pumping machinery may not be sufficient
-major traffic engineering scheme may not be appropriate.

Object

Representation ID: 5932

Received: 24/11/2016

Respondent: Hitchin Town Action Group (HTAG)

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Object 14:
-Progress in working with nearby authorities to identify one or more sites for a major new settlement beyond the Green Belt needs to be monitored regularly and progress reports to Council on at least an annual basis.

Whilst indicator and target for SP11 are reasonable, confined to those areas of the policy that are designed to protect the environment and mitigate impact of development. There is no indicator by which the effect of SP11 a. on renewable and low carbon energy can be measured.

-cannot agree that congestion is not a constraint (para. 14.9).

Support

Representation ID: 5935

Received: 24/11/2016

Respondent: Hitchin Town Action Group (HTAG)

Support CGB1:
- support proposed restraint on inappropriate development in rural areas beyond the Green Belt

Support

Representation ID: 5936

Received: 24/11/2016

Respondent: Hitchin Town Action Group (HTAG)

Support CGB2:
- support proposed restraint on inappropriate development in rural areas beyond the Green Belt

Support

Representation ID: 5937

Received: 24/11/2016

Respondent: Hitchin Town Action Group (HTAG)

Support CGB3:
- support provision for rural workers' dwellings although consider that the removal of agricultural occupancy conditions should be strengthened such that any housing surplus to employment requirements is not sold as market housing but is retained as affordable housing for the benefit of the local community.

Support

Representation ID: 5938

Received: 24/11/2016

Respondent: Hitchin Town Action Group (HTAG)

Support CGB4:
- support although believe that changes to existing buildings should not detract from the character of the rural environment.
- where practicable, should include protection of the rural 'street scene' by the preservation of hedges and soft landscaping in preference to hard features more appropriate to a suburban setting

Object

Representation ID: 5939

Received: 24/11/2016

Respondent: Hitchin Town Action Group (HTAG)

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Objection SA/SEA:

SP8 c. change to (for consistency with the SA/SEA) 'Provide additional land within the Luton HMA (sites EL1/EL2/EL3) for a further 1,950 homes as a contribution towards the unmet needs for housing arising from Luton, giving rise to a total housing target in the area of the Local Plan of 16,900 homes'

SP6 and Hitchin
- no assessment of alternative approaches to environmentally damaging traffic engineering at junctions.

Retail sites
- specific retail sites not be mentioned at previous stages(not subject to prior consultation
- draft proposals town centres map did not identify any locations for additional floor-space

Support

Representation ID: 5949

Received: 24/11/2016

Respondent: Hitchin Town Action Group (HTAG)

Support for HS1 and support design-led approach

Needs to be cross references to ensure that applicants are shown clearly all the aspects that they need to take into account in designing housing schemes, and the range of infrastructure provision required.