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ID sylw: 108584

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Corbally Group (Harbury) Ltd

Asiant : Pegasus Group

The Government has a National Design Guide and National Model Design Code which are in place to guide the design of development. The introduction of different design codes covering a range of geographic areas and with varying degrees of detail, is supported by national planning policy, including Paragraph 134 of the NPPF, which states that design guides and codes can be prepared at an area-wide, neighbourhood or site-specific scale. There would be no need to replicate the content of the National Design Guide and National Model Design Code in the SWLP Part 1.; it will be sufficient to simply refer to the document(s).

Whilst our client is supportive of high-quality design and design codes in principle, it is important that innovation and the need to respond to the unique requirements of a site are not unduly inhibited by an overly prescriptive approach. Indeed, the individual character of each site and settlement should be considered on a case-by-case basis in terms of design. Therefore, there must be flexibility within the Design Codes and Local Plan policy to allow developments to come forward even if they are not strictly in accordance with all criteria. Site specific matters and failure to comply with all criteria, where the alternative would not have detrimental impacts, should not be used as a blanket reason to refuse development.