Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

Object

Representation ID: 2685

Received: 30/11/2016

Respondent: Keep Hitchin Special

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Objection HT11& para. 13.135:
-requirements inadequate, undeliverable, unrealistic
-would materially affect historic character of Hitchin and 'brand'
-no indication of necessary conditions
-council has no officers adequately experienced in town centre redevelopment
-Brief should cover Paynes Park-integrated
-4,000m2 is arbitrary
-upper floors: better used for community facilities, cultural uses, education uses. Residential: need privacy/quietness
-Hitchin market: need investment/grant
-car parking:needs to be increased across town centre as a whole
-public realm&heritage:nationally recognised architects needed
-replacement buildings: inadequate,historic building line must be re-established to restore manage to Market Place
-briefs must open opportunities and be realistic, appropriate quality design
-NLP:inadequate projections

Object

Representation ID: 3656

Received: 30/11/2016

Respondent: Keep Hitchin Special

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Object HT10:
- unsound:benefits of current use with own car park omitted from NLP Retail Survey, weakening of retail provision through allocation for housing not been considered within Local Plan.
- inconsistent with proposal to increase retail provision (HT11&HT12)
- concentration of additional retail - intensify transport problems and parking
- retain HT10 for large convenience store
- cannot propose effective phasing to ensure additional retail space has been provided in the town centre before retail space lost on HT10
- benefits from retaining current retail use omitted from NLP Retail Survey and the Plan
- inconsistent with SP4f.

Object

Representation ID: 5596

Received: 30/11/2016

Respondent: Keep Hitchin Special

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Objection HT12& para. 13.135:
As per HT11 comments (where applicable)
-requirements inadequate,undeliverable,unrealistic
-would materially affect historic character of Hitchin and 'brand'
-no indication of necessary conditions
-council has no officers adequately experienced in town centre redevelopment
-Brief should cover Churchgate-integrated
-4,000m2 is arbitrary
-heritage:nationally recognised architects needed
-briefs must open opportunities and be realistic, appropriate quality design
-NLP:inadequate projections

Object

Representation ID: 5597

Received: 30/11/2016

Respondent: Keep Hitchin Special

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Objection to whole Local Plan:
- lacks vision and realism
- no understanding of what makes Hitchin different to Letchworth
- consultation on the plan has been limited to issue of diffuse papers replied to by earnest, informed, well-intentioned but unrepresentative groups
- zero effort to involve people off the streets through 'Planning for Real' workshops modeling not paper, collection of life experiences from real people
- relies heavily on advice from NLP: academic model and desk based studies.