news release - Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk

Core Strategy
document
section
Vision
(Statement 1)
Spatial Strategy
(Policy 1)
Policies for
Places
Settlement
Hierarchy (Policy
2)
full on our website. Below is a summary of the major issues raised by
respondents and officer responses to these.
Issue raised Suggested action
1. Vision and Objectives ought to be
separated for clarity
2. Vision ought to specify targets e.g.
housing provision
1. The debate upon the suitability of the
strategic approaches overall is often
influenced by desires to promote
specific sites and challenge
competing aspirations.
2. Some challenge concerns of
inadequacies in infrastructure by
either ignoring published studies or
dismissing anecdotal evidence e.g.
parish opinions, as irrelevant.
3. Strategic housing provision – need to
clarify timeline and differing targets:
� 5 year supply
� RSS - 2021
� PPS 3 – 2025
� Contingencies for non-delivery
� RSS Review
1. Need to clarify/justify suggested
dispersal figures notably:
� King’s Lynn (why 7,100
d/50,000 pop?)
� Downham to receive greater
role and allocation / too great a
provision in rural areas
� Review criteria and role of
Settlement Hierarchy
� Possible role of KSC –
significant/positive growth
versus local need
� Confusion between overall
provision and new allocations
1. Agree. Vision and objectives to
be included under separate
headings
2. Disagree, targets are objectives
and should be kept separate
from the aspirations.
1. Noted but the Core Strategy
needs to have its foundation in
spatial thinking to help achieve
the vision.
2. Review evidence in light of
current infrastructure study and
consider stronger means to
present non-technical views.
3. Need to resolve confusion in
policy, will be revised.
Explain the changing relationship
with RSS and other assumptions.
Consider greater provision in towns.
Assess values and possible need
for additional layer(s).
Review/reassess rural sustainability
objectives and clarify.
Clarify relationships and
Overall/built/committed/required.
Kings Lynn 1. Option 1 challenged on flood-risk 1. Note national policy on
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