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Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Indurent Propco A3 Ltd

Asiant : Turley

Draft Policy Direction 9 aims to make “full use” of suitable urban brownfield land before development is considered in other
locations. Indurent Propco A3 Ltd (‘Indurent’) strongly supports this policy direction in principle.
The draft policy wording states that “where available brownfield land is located outside of urban areas, decisions on its use
will have reference to the sustainability of the location, with regard to the Spatial Growth Strategy priority areas 1-3; and/or
whether its use would increase the sustainability of the area as part of a large-scale development such as a new settlement”.
Any future redevelopment of the Business Park would fully align with this policy direction.
The draft policy direction also aligns with paragraph 89 of the NPPF which states that the “use of previously developed land,
and sites that are physically well-related to existing settlements, should be encouraged where suitable opportunities exist”.
A similar policy is contained with the Stratford Core Strategy, adopted in 2016. Policy CS.15(e) states that development will
be permitted on certain large rural brownfield sites “to encourage the effective use of previously developed land”. The policy
directed the decision-taker to Policy AS.11 which provided greater detail on proposals for the re-use and redevelopment of
previously developed sites. It included a specific part (2) which confirmed which planning uses would be appropriate as part
of a wider redevelopment of Meon Vale (referred to as the ‘former Engineer Resources Depot, Long Marston’), subject to
specific requirements. These uses included: “leisure-related activities and accommodation; employment uses within Classes
B1, B2 and B8; other forms of employment that make use of the rail connection to the site; and residential development that
is consistent with the approach set out in Policies CS.15”. Indurent recommends that the new local plan includes a similar
policy to deal with specific previously developed sites within the plan area.
Moreover, the policies within the future Regulation 19 consultation must be drafted to include a caveat that any other
restrictive policies within the plan (such as those which aim to resist the loss of existing employment uses to nonemployment uses) should not apply to the Meon Vale Business Park or other similar sites listed in the policy.