Revised Development Strategy

Object

Representation ID: 55433

Received: 29/07/2013

Respondent: CALA Homes (midlands) Ltd & Kenilworth Golf Club

Agent: Cerda Planning Ltd

Policy RDS 1 is concerned with delivering an appropriate level of housing growth across the District. It is -presently noted as an interim figure, at 12,300 homes.

It is welcomed that the Council recognise that interim housing figure -could and should change as result of more up to date evidence as it emerges.

Important however that the Council recognise the important provisions of the NPPF, in particular the -need to meet the full objectively assessed housing needs, and the need to boost significantly the supply of -housing.

The Council are therefore invited to re-assess housing figures increasing the requirements to reflect the historical -local growth; apply the ONS figures with some caution; and recognise the important requirement to meet the -full objectively assessed housing need.

This will be a matter scrutinized in detail at Examination.

Object

Representation ID: 56552

Received: 29/07/2013

Respondent: CALA Homes (midlands) Ltd & Kenilworth Golf Club

Agent: Cerda Planning Ltd

The Council's general approach to distributing development and spatial strategy is welcomed given that it -provides a Framework for ensuring development meets the core principles of sustainability set out within the NPPF.

The desire to protect the Green Belt from development where alternative non-Green Belt sites are suitable and -available is noted however Green Belt issues should be weighed in the balance with other planning objectives, -for example supporting sustainable growth at Kenilworth which is regarded as a high ranking settlement.

The objective of distributing growth across the District including within and / or on the edge of some villages is also supported since a greater number of smaller sites, coupled with strategic sites which are important to the -Plan strategy, will provide the Plan with inherent flexibility, more able to deal with change through the Plan period; and will enable housing needs to be met in the location in which it is generated; and will -also allow for the benefits of development to be spread.

Concern is expressed in relation to proposals for large scale Green Belt release at Kenilworth, since the proposal comprises a significant tract of land fully within the Green Belt which has significant -deliverability issues.

Alternative options are available, including land at Kenilworth -Golf Course which has urban influences, is in single ownership with an available replacement golf club..

Object

Representation ID: 56553

Received: 29/07/2013

Respondent: CALA Homes (midlands) Ltd & Kenilworth Golf Club

Agent: Cerda Planning Ltd

Significant concerns regarding the Council's strategy for the broad location of development.

The Council should be actively seeking out growth options which do not include prime Green Belt with delivery constraints (as is the case with the proposed -Kenilworth allocation) and instead should be identifying deliverable sites. One such site is Kenilworth Golf Club.

Object

Representation ID: 56554

Received: 29/07/2013

Respondent: CALA Homes (midlands) Ltd & Kenilworth Golf Club

Agent: Cerda Planning Ltd

Objects to proposal to allocate 700 houses on 46.5 hectares of Green Belt at Thickthorn, Kenilworth.

The site represents a large tract of land and has significant deliverability issues.

Where alternative options are available to meet the housing requirements of the Plan the emerging allocation cannot be regarded as being sound. One such alternative is allocating land at Kenilworth Golf Club which has urban influences, is in single ownership with an available replacement location for the golf club already identified and should therefore be considered as a 'reasonable alternative'.