allmatt wrote:
Just out of interest - Wher is this from?
The call in notice, they have determined exactly what they "wish to be informed about for the purposes of his consideration of the application" and in a nutshell it is - does if meet the core strategy in the LDF, is it consistent with government planning policy on sustainability, green-belt, urban regeneration, biodiversity and transport (but it's location and accessibility to reduce car use, not HGV traffic access) and finally recreation space development.
It is the issues that we all knew remained valid objections, which was policy and greenbelt points, but I still think that the majority are met but his opinion is the one that counts.
The recent policy change on car parking spaces to domestic development is sending a new signal about what the Tories (sorry Coalition!
) think of that and similar policy so it comes down to green-belt (specifically countryside encroachment) and biodiversity issues.
The issue that concerns me is that he will reduce the B8 to just the 33 ha which is a 35% reduction and then even though I think he will pass the stadium and sports facilities, will they actual get built if they don't get the full 50 ha for B8?
