Publication

Object

Representation ID: 24242

Received: 22/03/2021

Respondent: Thorpe and Felthorpe Trust

Number of people: 2

Agent: Strutt & Parker

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Paragraph 16 of the NPPF requires plans to be prepared positively in a way that is aspirational but deliverable.
Paragraph 59 reminds Local Planning Authorities that the Government’s objective is to significantly boost the
supply of homes and that it is therefore important that a sufficient amount and variety of land comes forward
where it is needed.

It is considered that the failure of the Plan to identify Site GNLP0442 as a specific new allocation in the Plan and
to not include it as a housing allocation on the Local Plan Map or an allocation on the Thorpe St Andrew
Settlement Map does not provide any certainty around the Plan’s delivery strategy. Furthermore, to specifically
refer to it as ‘not allocated’ on the Local Plan Map is extremely misleading and does not recognise its status as
an existing commitment. While Policy 7.1 includes a total commitment of 386 additional dwellings with planning
permission for Thorpe St Andrew which includes site GNLP0442 over the plan period 2018 – 2038 this approach
is not considered clear enough for the plan to be considered sound.
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