Response from Dr Andrew Catley (Individual)
1. Dr Andrew Catley (Individual) : 9 Aug 2013 19:08:00
Please add your response below, quoting the further proposed main modification reference number or relevant document title including reference to section / page / paragraph: (limit 3000 words)
I refer to site RN 213 (Land opposite the Wheatsheaf, Brigsteer), which is dealt with as MM050 in the previous issue of the Main Modifications.The latest issue of the DPD leaves its comments unchanged as follows:
3.150 As noted above, no development land allocations are proposed in small villages and hamlets and or in the open countryside. Key existing employment sites are safeguarded as are a number of recreational open spaces, amenity greenspaces and outdoor sports facilities.
Brigsteer
3.151 An exceptional allocation is made at land opposite the Wheatsheaf in Brigsteer where the local Community Land Trust is bringing forward proposals to develop the site for 7 dwellings. Although this proposal was developed ahead of neighbourhood planning powers, it is considered that the degree of community involvement and support for it and the intention to seek a high proportion of
affordable dwellings, justify its inclusion as a land allocation. Key issues include mitigating impacts on biodiversity - the site includes areas of seminatural woodland,- and the achievement of suitable highway design arrangements.
As explained in my previous responses, and those of numerous other respondents, the reference to the Community Land Trust in the DPD overlooks the opposition to the development by the local Parish Council. Voting by community members at a Parish Council meeting led to a clear majority vote against the proposals of the Community Land Trust. Its unclear why the DPD continues to prioritize the position of a private sub-sector of the community over the Parish Council, and the voting process led by the Council.
