Comment
Allocations DPD Discussion and Consultation Document
Representation ID: 17959
Received: 13/04/2010
Respondent: Mr Paul Sealey
No Other sites need to be considered. Once approved the Allocations DPD will have defined sufficient land for the planned needs in Rochford for the planning period. There should be a specific Development Management Policy (over and abpve those in the Core Strategy) to make it clear that the council will not normally grant permission for any development that proposes use of land beyond that identified in the Allocations DPD. This will achieve the objective of making it clear to both developers and the community what development is lilkely to take place and where.
I do not believe there are any other sites that need to be included in the proposed allocations. Moreover I believe that, in line with the overall objectives of the planning framework, it should be clear that once the Allocations DPD has been adopted, any sites that may have been proposed during the development of the plan which have not been included in the Allocations DPD are unlikely to be given permission to proceed as sufficent allocations have been identified to fullfil all Rochford's needs for the planning period. This should be reflected in a specific Development Management policythat goes beyond the general policies in the Core Strategy. In this way there will greater clarity for both developers and the community on what developements are likely to take place where.