Comment
Allocations DPD Discussion and Consultation Document
Representation ID: 17951
Received: 13/04/2010
Respondent: Mr Paul Sealey
There are other sites that are not listed including The Old Fire Station in Hockley, the Hawkwell Village Hall as well as numerous church halls in the area. Creating a list risks missing some existing facilities and needing a facility to add or remove sites from the list. Surely a simpler approach would be to introduce a development planning policy that would normally preclude development where there is evidence that the site provides an important community facility. Objectors to any proposed development would then be required to provide such evidence as part of the planning process.
There are other sites that are not listed including The Old Fire Station in Hockley, the Hawkwell Village Hall as well as numerous church halls in the area. Creating a list risks missing some existing facilities and needing a facility to add or remove sites from the list. Surely a simpler approach would be to introduce a development planning policy that would normally preclude development where there is evidence that the site provides an important community facility. Objectors to any proposed development would then be required to provide such evidence as part of the planning process.