Development Management DPD - Revised Proposed Submission

Object

Representation ID: 1629

Received: 16/05/2014

Respondent: Moon A Limited

Agent: Planning Works Ltd

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Policy should be explicit in relation to the circumstances when deviation from the preferred dwelling mix could be appropriate.

While the policy acknowledges in very general terms that significant deviation from the preferred mix must be justified and demonstrated, it should be explicit in relation to the circumstances when such a deviation might or might not be acceptable.

DM7(i) already acknowledges that family housing (i.e. 3 and 4 bed dwellings) will only be appropriate on certain sites but does not say what is or is not an appropriate site. Since the target for family housing on every site is 69% of the mix, the policy wording needs to be explicit.

The policy also needs to define "significantly" since this is a key trigger in establishing if the dwelling mix target should be met on any given site.

Consideration should also be given to introducing a threshold above which the dwelling mix policy would apply.

Object

Representation ID: 1630

Received: 16/05/2014

Respondent: Moon A Limited

Agent: Planning Works Ltd

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Some flexibility in the residential standards should be in incorporated into the policy.
Some conversion schemes, for example, will need to adopt a different approach to a new build scheme in order to deliver a successful and viable development since fixed floor plate sizes, column locations and general configurations often impact on the layout that can be achieved.
Flexibility can aid the delivery of housing by helping to deliver a scheme that might otherwise be prevented by a policy that is too rigid in its application.

Object

Representation ID: 1631

Received: 16/05/2014

Respondent: Moon A Limited

Agent: Planning Works Ltd

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Flexibility in the car parking standards should be a proactive part of the policy approach.
It is neither appropriate nor desirable, in part 5 of the policy to require all development to meet the Council's car parking standards. This is especially true in the light of part 3 of the policy which seeks to promote alternatives to private vehicle use.
The flexibility afforded to residential parking standards (in part 5 ) should be applied to the parking standards generally based on a range of criteria such as the size of the development, its location (e.g. town centre or not) and the measures proposed under part 3 of the policy. Such flexibility should not however be afforded in exceptional circumstance as currently required by policy but as part of a proactive approach designed to encourage sustainability.