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ID sylw: 102814

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Richborough - Gaydon Road, Bishop's Itchington

Asiant : Turley

The Threshold for a “strategic allocation” needs to be confirmed in order to fully comment on, or support, the approach to the SWLP Part 1 Plan. Without this clarification it is difficult to provide a detailed comment on this aspect of the Plan.

Should the SWLP be split into two plans, the Part 1 Plan should set out how the overall housing requirements for the SWLP area are to be met through a clear settlement hierarchy. This approach will ensure any Part 2 Plan and future Neighbourhood Development Plans can progress as quickly as possible due to aligning with the Part 1 Plan. Further, in the interim period between the various plans being adopted / made, this approach would allow sustainable development that is in accordance with the Part 1 Plan and the NPPF to come forward and provide a much needed immediate supply of housing for the SWLP area.

Notwithstanding this, Richborough consider that the SWLP should progress as a single Local Plan with the focus on enabling housing delivery as soon as possible.