Part One: Spatial Strategy and Policies (Regulation 18)

Comment

Representation ID: 415

Received: 22/03/2024

Respondent: Home Builders Federation

Agent: Home Builders Federation

Although HBF is fully supportive of the need for accessible environments, Criteria 2 of the policy seems to be seeking to give Local Plan policy status to an SPD which is not appropriate and contrary to national guidance. Planning policy must be made through the Local Plan process and be subject to the requirements for public consultation and independent scrutiny through the Examination process.

Comment

Representation ID: 416

Received: 22/03/2024

Respondent: Home Builders Federation

Agent: Home Builders Federation

Although HBF do not comment on specific site allocations we would question how the list of potential BNG gain sites which are Council owned can be implemented in practice. For these sites to be useful for off-site BNG the Council will need to actively establish them as a Habitat Bank either through its own endeavours or in partnership. HBF would be keen to understand further the Council’s Plans in this regard and suggest that additional wording may be needed in the supporting text of Policy DLP32 Nature Recovery Network and Biodiversity Net Gain Policy to explain how the potential of these BNG sites can and will be operationalised.