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

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

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(Policy 10) gypsy and traveller provision The economy (Policy 11) Transportation (Policy 12) Environmental assets (Policy 13) Community, social and culture (Policy 14) 2. Concern that the affordable housing target is set below 35% set out in the RSS. 3. There is too great a reliance upon existing unimplemented allocations and permissions. 1. There are not enough jobs in the area. 2. Support for approach to rural areas (one response suggests rural exception policy should not be subject to local support). 3. Request specific numbers for economic growth (including retail). 4. Need for a flexible approach to be able to respond to business need and encourage land take up. Topic of infrastructure raised frequently. We need to press this aspect home. 1. Need to consider Geodiversity. 2. Need to address heritage sites and incorporate into environment section. 1. Built Environment Character mapsshould be maintained to ensure local distinctiveness. 2. Chapter structure/ content/ breadth of issues –tries to deal with too much, could be merged/condensed? Survey – currently underway. 2. A flexible approach being considered to ensure the viability of schemes. 3. Monitoring of completions and of the Core Strategy to overcome any deficit in provision. 1. Policy aims to facilitate job growth in our economy. 2. Welcome support (Note detailed concern. Will review wording and check in line with national policy). 3. Agree. This information will be included in the submission version Core Strategy. 4. Acknowledge concerns. Economy policy does provide for a range of sites, and this will be monitored throughout the plan period to ensure it responds to demand. Ensure robust comments in new/raised transportation policy and Infrastructure provision. 1. This can easily be incorporated. Will discuss with Geodiversity Partnership to ascertain where exactly sites of concern are. 2. Will incorporate more detail on our assets. English Heritage will need to express if they have particular issues of concern. Most of these issues will be picked up in the Site Specifics and the emerging Green Infrastructure Strategy. 1. To be addressed in Site Allocations Development Plan Document. 2. Chapter completely restructured. 24

3. Design – should promote community cohesion through creating a village identity. 4. Gateways – vital to visitor experience and community well-being. 5. Historic Environment – neglect of historic environment and historic tourist sites in document, need to emphasise importance in addition to natural environment as tourist attraction. 6. Leisure and tourism –specific facilities, such as policies for sports provision? 7. Natural Assets – contribution to tourism though need to recognise potential visitor pressure on biodiversity assets. 8. Non-specific chapter, does not deal with specific policies/ future development. 9. Insufficient consideration to needs of both an ageing population and also the relationship between existing/older and new communities Open space 1. Provision before development. 2. Increase provision to reduce pressure on natural environment. 3. Specific policies for future provision? 4. Orchards and open countryside as assets to promote recreation (walking/cycling/fruit picking etc). Provision for elderly – more reference to how would deal with elderly population in terms of housing, infrastructure… Tourism 1. Improve gateways to enhance 3. Design issues covered in sustainable development policy. 4. No specific reference but policy CS8 Sustainable Development would cover these issues. 5. Following comments the document has been subject to a series of amendments throughout to protect historic features. 6. Policy revised to support proposals that protect, retain or enhance sports, leisure and recreation facilities. 7. Protection key element of Policy 13 Environmental Assets. 8. Need to retain strategic nature of document. 9. Need to identify stronger links to Sustainable Community Strategy? 1. Detailed as a appropriate for developer contribution in infrastructure provision policy timing of provision to specific. 2. Revise policy wording so that the location and layout of development should be within walking distance of open space. 3. Revise policy wording and infrastructure provision policy revised to list open space as appropriate for developer contribution. 4. Specific issue would be more appropriate if considered in subsequent documents. More reference made in the document to the aging population 1. No specific reference but policy 25

3. Design – should promote community<br />

cohesion through creating a village<br />

identity.<br />

4. Gateways – vital to visitor experience<br />

and community well-being.<br />

5. Historic Environment – neglect <strong>of</strong><br />

historic environment and historic<br />

tourist sites in document, need to<br />

emphasise importance in addition to<br />

natural environment as tourist<br />

attraction.<br />

6. Leisure and tourism –specific<br />

facilities, such as policies for sports<br />

provision?<br />

7. Natural Assets – contribution to<br />

tourism though need to recognise<br />

potential visitor pressure on<br />

biodiversity assets.<br />

8. Non-specific chapter, does not deal<br />

with specific policies/ future<br />

development.<br />

9. Insufficient consideration to needs <strong>of</strong><br />

both an ageing population and also<br />

the relationship between<br />

existing/older and new communities<br />

Open space<br />

1. Provision before development.<br />

2. Increase provision to reduce<br />

pressure on natural environment.<br />

3. Specific policies for future<br />

provision?<br />

4. Orchards and open countryside as<br />

assets to promote recreation<br />

(walking/cycling/fruit picking etc).<br />

Provision for elderly – more reference to<br />

how would deal with elderly population<br />

in terms <strong>of</strong> housing, infrastructure…<br />

Tourism<br />

1. Improve gateways to enhance<br />

3. Design issues covered in<br />

sustainable development<br />

policy.<br />

4. No specific reference but<br />

policy CS8 Sustainable<br />

Development would cover<br />

these issues.<br />

5. Following comments the<br />

document has been subject to<br />

a series <strong>of</strong> amendments<br />

throughout to protect historic<br />

features.<br />

6. Policy revised to support<br />

proposals that protect, retain or<br />

enhance sports, leisure and<br />

recreation facilities.<br />

7. Protection key element <strong>of</strong><br />

Policy 13 Environmental<br />

Assets.<br />

8. Need to retain strategic nature<br />

<strong>of</strong> document.<br />

9. Need to identify stronger links<br />

to Sustainable Community<br />

Strategy?<br />

1. Detailed as a appropriate for<br />

developer contribution in<br />

infrastructure provision policy<br />

timing <strong>of</strong> provision to specific.<br />

2. Revise policy wording so that the<br />

location and layout <strong>of</strong><br />

development should be within<br />

walking distance <strong>of</strong> open space.<br />

3. Revise policy wording and<br />

infrastructure provision policy<br />

revised to list open space as<br />

appropriate for developer<br />

contribution.<br />

4. Specific issue would be more<br />

appropriate if considered in<br />

subsequent documents.<br />

More reference made in the<br />

document to the aging population<br />

1. No specific reference but policy<br />

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