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ID sylw: 108662

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Cora

Asiant : Woolf Bond Planning

The proposed spatial strategy fails to recognise the important role of the current Main Rural Centres (especially Kineton) in seeking to accommodate housing growth (and other development (including employment)).
In discounting the role for larger scale development, it conflicts with the approach in NPPF paragraph 83, which emphasises the needs for communities to grow and thrive, which apply through the emerging plan period.
The Plan therefore as currently prepared is not sound for the following reason:
1) It is not justified as it fails to acknowledge that growth at places should exceed the infill and small scale development thresholds as currently state.;
2) It is not effective as it does not demonstrate how development plan policies confirm the suitability of locations for the proposal envisaged; and.
3) Not consistent with national policy is that it does not fully reflect the guidance in NPPF paragraph 83 for places to grow, especially where like the Main Rural Centres such as Kineton for a focus of existing services for the locality.
To address these matters of soundness;
a) That the draft policy direction must allow larger scales of development beyond infill and small scale schemes, with appropriate adjustments to settlement boundaries.