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Development Management Submission Document
2. Housing, Character of Place and Residential Amenity
Representation ID: 32737
Received: 17/07/2013
Respondent: The Theatres Trust
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
We read the document carefully, but can find no policy that protects/enhances your existing community facilities. We therefore find the document to be unsound because it does not reflect the National Planning Policy Framework which states at item 70 on page 17 that to deliver the social, recreational and cultural facilities and services that the community needs, planning policies and decisions should plan for the use of shared space and guard against unnecessary loss of valued facilities. Also to ensure that established facilities and services are retained and able to develop for the benefit of the community.
The 38 policies are very specific and some deal with aspects of the NPPF, but we suggest there should be a District-wide policy for all your community facilities including a description of what is mean by this term which would obviate the need to provide examples. So that guidelines are clear and consistent we recommend this succinct all-inclusive description:
community facilities provide for the health and wellbeing, social, educational, spiritual, recreational, leisure and cultural needs of the community.
We read the document carefully, but can find no policy that protects/enhances your existing community facilities. We therefore find the document to be unsound because it does not reflect the National Planning Policy Framework which states at item 70 on page 17 that to deliver the social, recreational and cultural facilities and services that the community needs, planning policies and decisions should plan for the use of shared space and guard against unnecessary loss of valued facilities. Also to ensure that established facilities and services are retained and able to develop for the benefit of the community.
The 38 policies are very specific and some deal with aspects of the NPPF, but we suggest there should be a District-wide policy for all your community facilities including a description of what is mean by this term which would obviate the need to provide examples. So that guidelines are clear and consistent we recommend this succinct all-inclusive description:
community facilities provide for the health and wellbeing, social, educational, spiritual, recreational, leisure and cultural needs of the community.
