Policy VC SWA2 Land on Main Road
Object
South Norfolk Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan (Reg. 19 Pre-submission Draft)
Representation ID: 2644
Received: 03/03/2023
Respondent: Norfolk Wildlife Trust
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
This allocation is in close proximity to Swardeston Common CWS which is well used for recreation and has a network of paths running through it. (2 of the ponds in this CWS have been severely affected by run-off from the road.) The allocation for approx.. 30 dwellings could potentially cause additional adverse impacts on this CWS due to increased visitor pressure.
Policy wording should reflect the proximity to the CWS and any application should review any potential indirect disturbances to it in an ecological assessment.
Object
South Norfolk Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan (Reg. 19 Pre-submission Draft)
Representation ID: 3077
Received: 03/03/2023
Respondent: Norfolk County Council - Strategic Planning Team
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
Norfolk County Council in its capacity as the Mineral Planning Authority considers that Policy VC SWA2 is currently unsound; as it is inconsistent with national policy, and the adopted Development Plan in Norfolk, in relation to mineral resource safeguarding. The Mineral Planning Authority recognises that underlain mineral resource has been included in the supporting text; however, we request inclusion of the text in the policy itself. The policy can be made sound by including the wording below, which was contained in the response by the Mineral Planning Authority, to the Regulation 18 consultation.
Amend Policy VC SWA2 to add the following wording as a policy requirement:
‘The site is underlain by a defined Mineral Safeguarding Area for sand and gravel. Any future development on this site will need to address the requirements of Norfolk Minerals and Waste Core Strategy Policy CS16 - ‘safeguarding’ (or any successor policy) in relation to mineral resources, to the satisfaction of the Mineral Planning Authority.’
Object
South Norfolk Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan (Reg. 19 Pre-submission Draft)
Representation ID: 3176
Received: 01/03/2023
Respondent: Historic England
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Bullet point 3 states that the HER should be consulted to determine the need for any archaeological surveys prior to development. In our view, some assessment is needed to inform any planning application. We therefore advise that bullet point 3 should be amended to read, ‘Planning applications should be supported by archaeological assessment including the results of field evaluation where appropriate.’
Amend criterion 3 to read ‘Planning applications should be supported by archaeological assessment including the results of field evaluation where appropriate.’
Support
South Norfolk Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan (Reg. 19 Pre-submission Draft)
Representation ID: 3232
Received: 08/03/2023
Respondent: Anglian Water Services
This policy is an allocation brought forward from the 2015 Local Plan and therefore we consider that the policy text should recognise our feedback on allocation VC SWA1 where no such requirement is included regarding wastewater infrastructure capacity - as confirmed by the Water Cycle Study.
Remove policy requirement that "Wastewater infrastructure capacity is confirmed prior to development taking place."
Support
South Norfolk Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan (Reg. 19 Pre-submission Draft)
Representation ID: 3260
Received: 03/03/2023
Respondent: Norfolk Wildlife Trust
We welcome the policy wording for hedgerows/trees in Policy VC ROC. We recommend that similar policy wording is applied to the policies listed below to ensure this approach is applied consistently across the Local Plan. Where removal of a tree or any part of a hedgerow is unavoidable, we recommend that policy wording includes reference to mitigation measures, reflecting the updated biodiversity duty required in the 2021 Environment Act to have regard to the enhancement of biodiversity.
VC BB1, VC BRE1, VC HAL2, VC SWA2, VC NEE1, VC WOR2, VC NEW2, VC SPO3, VC TAS1, VC BUR1, VC WIN1.