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Objecting to Development
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Agenda
The Planning Application What makes an objection count?
How to tailor your letter
Information to help you
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Agenda
The Planning Application What makes an objection count?
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What youdont
want!Agenda
The Planning Application What makes an objection count?
How to tailor your letter
Information to help you
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Planning Policy
Parish Plan
Alderton
Neighbourhood Plan
Cluster of Parishes
Joint Core StrategyCheltenham, Gloucester, Tewkesbury
National Planning Policy Framework
Problem is, the
JCS is incomplete,
neighbourhoodplans and parish
plans have only
just started so we
can only hand our
hats on the NPPF
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National Planning Policy Framework
Ministerial Forward
The purpose of planning is to help achieve
sustainable development.
Sustainable means ensuring that better lives for
ourselves dont mean worse lives for future
generations.
Development means growth.
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The NPPF says
where the development plan is absent, silent or
relevant policies are out-of-date, granting
permission unless:
any adverse impacts of doing so would significantly and
demonstrably outweigh the benefits, when assessed
against the policies in this Framework taken as a whole
specific policies in this Framework indicate development
should be restricted.
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The NPPF has 3 themes an economic role
contributing to building a strong, responsive and competitive economy byensuring that sufficient land of the right type is available in the right placesand at the right time to support growth and innovation and by identifying andcoordinating development requirements, including the provision ofinfrastructure;
a social role
supporting strong, vibrant and healthy communities, by providing the supplyof housing required to meet the needs of present and future generations;
and by creating a high quality built environment, with accessible localservices that reflect the communitys needs and support its health,
social and cultural well-being an environmental role
contributing to protecting and enhancing our natural, built and historicenvironment; and, as part of this, helping to improve biodiversity, usenatural resources prudently, minimise waste and pollution, and mitigate andadapt to climate change including moving to a low carbon economy.
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The NPPF states12 principles of
good planning1. Be genuinely plan-led
2. Not simply be about scrutiny
3. Proactively drive and support sustainable economic development
4. Always secure high quality design and a good standard of amenity5. Take account of the different roles and character of different areas,
6. Support the transition to a low carbon future in a changing climate,
7. Contribute to conserving and enhancing the natural environment
8. Encourage the effective use of brownfield land
9. Promote mixed use developments10. Conserve heritage assets in a manner appropriate to their significance
11. Manage growth to make the fullest possible use of public transport,
walking and cycling,
12. Improve health, social and cultural wellbeing and community facilities for
local needs.
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Your Opinion
In the next slides are some extracts from the NPPF. If you
believe the Charles Church proposal complies with the
requirements of good design, you dont need to object.
You need to object if;
If you think the proposal is at odds to the requirements for good
design
If you think Charles Churchs view of our village and its needs are
wrong or misleading If you want something different for Alderton
If there is an issue that is not addressed by their proposal
The next slides show extracts from the NPPF
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4. Requiring good design para 58
will function well and add to the overall quality of the area, not just for
the short term but over the lifetime of the development
establish a strong sense of place, using streetscapes and buildings tocreate attractive and comfortable places to live, work and visit
respond to local character and history, and reflect the identity of local
surroundings and materials, while not preventing or discouraging
appropriate innovation
are visually attractive as a result of good architecture and appropriate
landscaping
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5. Roles and character of different areas Great weight should be given to conserving landscape and scenic beauty
in Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, which have the highest status of
protection in relation to landscape and scenic beauty.Para 115
JCS Vision, and Strategic Objectives
Conserve and improve the natural environment
areas of high landscape value are [to be] avoided
Consideration of the impact of development on the setting of a protectedlandscape has been accepted as a material consideration.
Cotswolds Conservation Board it is suggested that [such] allocation would
result in this JCS objective failing to be met
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6.Meeting the challenge of climate change para 93.
Planning plays a key role in helping shape places to secure
radical reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, minimising
vulnerability and providing resilience to the impacts ofclimate change, and supporting the delivery of renewable
and low carbon energy and associated infrastructure.
plan for new development in locations and ways whichreduce greenhouse gas emissions
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7. Conserving and enhancing the
natural environment para 109.
Protecting and enhancing valued landscapes, geological
conservation interests and soils
Recognising the wider benefits of ecosystem services
Minimising impacts on biodiversity and providing net gainsin biodiversity
Preventing unacceptable levels of soil, air, water or noise
pollution
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11. Use of public transport, walking
and cycling para 35.
Therefore, developments should be located and designed
where practical to Accommodate the efficient delivery of goods and supplies;
Give priority to pedestrian and cycle movements,
Have access to high quality public transport facilities;
Create safe layouts which minimise conflicts between traffic and
cyclists or pedestrians
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Joint Core Strategy Number of houses for Rural Area
2,880
Number of years 20
Houses per year 144
Houses for Alderton per year
2 Houses proposed by Charles Church
60 in first year!!!!!
Pro ortionalit
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Agenda
The Planning Application What makes an objection count?
How to tailor your letter
Information to help you
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Tailoring your letter Refer to the NPPF or JCS (if you can!)
Major on
Design Sustainability
Personalise it to your
Experience Knowledge
Circumstances
Example:
Transport Your method of transport
How far do you go
How often
Your problems
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Tailoring your letter Write to
Mr. J. Hinett,
Planning Officer,
Tewkesbury Borough Council, Council Offices, GloucesterRoad,
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire,
GL20 5TT
Official deadline 15th March 2013
But opinions accepted up to hearing date in
April
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Agenda
The Planning Application What makes an objection count?
How to tailor your letter
Information to help you
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Information to Help Ypu Charles Church Application
Reference 13/00114/FUL Land at Beckford Rd
If you Google the reference and follow the links youll be able to see all the
documents submitted by the developer.
Have fun spotting the 40 or so errors!!!!