Response from Mr David John Prescott (Individual)
1. Mr David John Prescott (Individual) : 6 May 2013 09:50:00
Please add your response below, quoting the main modification reference number: (limit 3000 words)
In response to MM050, allocation of land at site RN213, Brigsteer, I contend that the Plan is unsound because in general the Land Allocation DPD has excluded development in small rural communities, but has made an exception in the case of Brigsteer, despite the many indicators against this site in the Fact Sheet (e.g. lack of infrastructure, transport links, employment opportunities) and the lack of sustainability criteria for those qualifying for ‘Affordable Housing’ – including the necessity for travel to work, the high cost of heating compared to towns: all of which does not meet, and contradicts, the revised criteria set out in MM002 Par 1.23
Secondly the Plan makes an exception due to the “the degree of community involvement and support for this proposal“– this runs counter to actual events and is tantamount to gerrymandering – a surprise announcement in Dec 2010, a single meeting of the Parish at which the majority expressed many concerns, which have been ignored by a undemocratic and self-appointed group who have been working in secret, as far as the community at large is concerned.
