Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

Object

Representation ID: 4494

Received: 30/11/2016

Respondent: Transition Town Letchworth

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Object to Spatial Strategy and Spatial Vision:
- Urban extensions should be within accessible distance from the town's key facilities
- Identify clear 'Green Boundaries' to maintain distinctiveness
- Manageable walking and cycling distance
- The restrictions to rural communities is not justified since it disregards the needs of urban communities. The omission renders it less than fully effective

Object

Representation ID: 4495

Received: 30/11/2016

Respondent: Transition Town Letchworth

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Object to SP3:
- Consider employment land in Royston

Object

Representation ID: 4496

Received: 30/11/2016

Respondent: Transition Town Letchworth

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Object to SP4:
- The section on retail failed to reflect the ongoing decline of town centres
- Consider changing unwanted town retail premises into homes
- The plan should take specific account of this tradition so as to sustain the town's unique character; to help mitigate against climate change.
- Support applications for shops and catering establishments in ways that promote vegetarian and vegan foods

Object

Representation ID: 4498

Received: 30/11/2016

Respondent: Transition Town Letchworth

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Object to SP5:
- Policy needs to be clear that land designated as Green Belt needs to be protected so as to prevent suburban sprawl
- Policy should recognise sustainable energy/fixtures which do not prevent the long term agricultural use of Green Belt land

Object

Representation ID: 4499

Received: 30/11/2016

Respondent: Transition Town Letchworth

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Object to SP15 - LG1:
- Master plan for site needs to set out how sustainable routes to schools, railways and town centres will be provided
- Healthy communities
- Low carbon
- Increase percentage of self-build houses from 1% to 10%

Object

Representation ID: 4500

Received: 30/11/2016

Respondent: Transition Town Letchworth

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Object to Strategic Housing Sites:
- Increase percentage of Self-build houses from 1% to 10%
- Rented housing stock and social housing stock is not evenly distributed
- Affordable housing
- Housing sites should be in accessible locations for walking and cycling

Object

Representation ID: 4501

Received: 30/11/2016

Respondent: Transition Town Letchworth

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Object to HS2:
- Rented and social housing stock is not evenly distributed
- Local plan provides opportunity to ensure that adequate affordable housing is provided in each town

Object

Representation ID: 4503

Received: 30/11/2016

Respondent: Transition Town Letchworth

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Object to Delivery:
- Measures needed to address the causes and consequences of climate change
- References to the co-operation with authorities during planning work appear to be inconsistent
- Focus of co-operation with public authorities and bodies overlooks no-public bodies of local significance, such as Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation

Object

Representation ID: 4504

Received: 30/11/2016

Respondent: Transition Town Letchworth

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Object to Introduction and Context:
- Duty to Co-operate
- The focus of co-operation with public authorities and bodies overlooks non-public bodies of local significance, such as the Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation
- "the Housing Market Areas and Functional Economic Market Area in which North Hertfordshire sits" ignores the ecological continuities
- Add the rationale for extent of application of the Duty to Co-operate
- Inconsistency with consideration of neighbourhood groups
- Suggest Minor Modifications
- Add to Glossary; 'Waste Hierarchy', 'Vegetarian', 'Vegan' and 'Strategic Planning'
Object to Introduction and Context:

Object

Representation ID: 4507

Received: 30/11/2016

Respondent: Transition Town Letchworth

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Object to SP8:
- Increase percentage of Self-build houses from 1% to 10%
- Rented housing stock and social housing stock is not evenly distributed
- Affordable housing
- Housing sites should be in accessible locations for walking and cycling