Representation Issue Summary – Housing
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Representation Summary – Housing Issues Consideration Recommendation Issue GIR3- Further options should be considered for the use of this site. Any development must not adversely impact on the residential The site is proposed for housing and is located within a predominantly residential area. The redevelopment of the No proposed modification to Girvan Housing amenity of Wilson Avenue. Any redevelopment needs to remediate the site without negative impact on surrounding residential brownfield site for residential purposes could have positive impact on the visual and residential amenity of LDP. Site @ Henrietta area due to previous use as gasworks. surrounding area. The allocation of the site for housing contributes to the Plan’s housing requirement. The impact Street (GIR3) of any development on surrounding amenity, and dealing with remediation from previous uses, which may have contaminated the site, can be dealt with at planning application stage. Support for sites MAYB1, 2 and 3 for residential development proposed allocation for a master plan led development at Maybole. None. No proposed modification to Maybole Housing Since the Proposed Local Development Plan was released for consultation, the joint developers have been securing market interest, LDP. Site @ Crosshill preparing a site master plan, meeting with Maybole Community Council and preparing a Accessibility Appraisal Report Road (MAYB1) Support for sites MAYB1, 2 and 3 for residential development proposed allocation for a master plan led development at Maybole. No further consideration given to supportive comments. No proposed modification to Maybole Housing Since the Proposed Local Development Plan was released for consultation, the joint developers have been securing market interest, LDP. Site @ Crosshill preparing a site master plan, meeting with Maybole Community Council and preparing an Accessibility Appraisal Report. Devaluation of property is not a material consideration in the production of the Plan. It is considered that the Road (MAYB2) proposed residential use of the site, in principle, will not adversely impact on the existing residential amenity •Object to MAYB2 site on residential amenity grounds and concerns further development would devalue their property. within the locality. Specific design proposals will be considered as part of a planning application, which should ensure no unacceptable adverse impact on residential amenity within the locality. Support for sites MAYB1, 2 and 3 for residential development proposed allocation for a master plan led development at Maybole. None. No proposed modification to Maybole Housing Since the Proposed Local Development Plan was released for consultation, the joint developers have been securing market interest, LDP. Site @ Crosshill preparing a site master plan, meeting with Maybole Community Council and preparing an Accessibility Appraisal Report. Road (MAYB3) · Objection to the allocation of MAYB4, as it would spoil existing residents’ views over open countryside and may adversely impact on The identified density for the site is based on a consistent process for identifying site capacity. The identified No proposed modification to the setting of St. John's cottage. capacity contributes to the overall housing requirement, and impact on infrastructure is based on the capacity LDP. Maybole Housing identified. Notwithstanding, the Plan recognises, within “LDP Policy: maintaining and protecting land for housing”, Site @ The • Support for the release of MAYB4 and agree that vegetation will create defensible site boundary. Supporting information has been that a higher density on allocation sites would be acceptable depending on additional impact on infrastructure Loaning (MAYB4) submitted on transport being met and all other planning and environmental considerations being satisfactorily addressed via a planning application for the site. •The site capacity should be increased from 40 to 50 units, and the release should not be dependent on assessment of impact on trunk road. The site should not be part of a masterplan for housing release within Maybole and could be considered infill Impact of development on an individual’s view is not a material consideration. However, landscape setting of the development. settlement has been considered, and it is considered the site is acceptable for development. Any planning application for the development of this site will require to ensure that there is no adverse impact on the character and setting of St John’s cottage. Transport Scotland indicated that transport appraisals for development at Maybole will be required in order for the agency to support the release of allocation sites within the Plan. As such, the Council cannot propose the release of the site and expect support for its release, from Transport Scotland, during the Plan examination. Relevant transport information is currently with Transport Scotland for assessment, and the Council is working to ensure Transport Scotland support for sites. The site was proposed at Call for Sites stage, as part of a package of sites, including adjacent sites, also proposed for release in the LDP. No information has been submitted to indicate why the site should not form part of a masterplan release for Maybole. It is not considered, given scale and location of site, that its development would constitute infill development. Indeed, an integrated design solution for this, and other release sites at Maybole will ensure a development design that integrates with the settlement, visually, and physically. •Objects to ANN1 due to loss of privacy to existing residential properties, negative impact on property values, visual impact on The allocation of the site, in principle, will not result in an unacceptable loss of privacy for any existing No proposed modification to Annbank landscape, development could adversely change community dynamic, creating an access to the site would remove part of a woodland, dwellinghouse. A planning application for the development of the site would determine whether specific LDP. Housing Site @ which would be detrimental to wildlife; a new access road may increase traffic on a route used by walkers and cyclists; the site has development proposals for the site would meet the Council’s established residential amenity standards, thereby Brocklehill been downgraded in terms of agricultural land and erodes the greenbelt; Demolition of the "old man’s cabin" which is used regularly Action: Amend site report to ensuring maintenance of an appropriate level of privacy/residential amenity for existing houses. Avenue (ANN1) by the villagers; adverse impact on River Ayr due to the topography of the site; the site is located outwith the settlement of the site; include reference to the and, the proposals will result in an overdevelopment of Annbank. woodland within design The value of neighbouring houses is not material to the consideration of whether the site should be allocated for landscape, to ensure any •Supportive of ANN1 as it rounds off of the western edge of the settlement providing a clearer, defensible boundary. There is an housing or not. development incorporates economic regeneration justification for housing development, as well as a housing demand in Annbank, which the site will assist to suitable proposals to ensure meet. It is also considered that housing will strengthen viability of shops, services and transport services. The site meets SPP in respect The visual impact of the proposal on the landscape was considered within the site report and was considered to be the woodland is managed of sustainable development, economic growth, housing, rural development, landscape and natural environment, transport and acceptable. appropriately. Amend site flooding and drainage. The Landscape Assessment shows the proposed housing site can be justified in landscape terms. The report to reflect that the site Transportation Statement for the site highlights it can be justified in traffic terms. The site is considered to be free from constraints The community dynamic is not a material planning consideration. will impact on prime quality and effective in terms of the outlined criteria to measure the effectiveness of housing sites. agricultural land. Include Historic Scotland has commented on the impact of the development on the designed landscape and the woodland, protection of “Old Man’s and has recommended that the site report be modified to include reference to the woodland to ensure it is Cabin” facility within the site appropriately managed and incorporated into the design of any residential development. brief. Impact on wildlife and river Ayr was considered in the site report and was not considered to be unacceptable. The Council’s roads service has not objected to the proposed development. The site report erroneously does not identify the site as prime quality agricultural land. Part of the site is pqa. While this would normally have resulted in the site being filtered out of consideration, there is no available land at Annbank, which could have been used to meet housing needs without involving loss of pqa. Therefore, in this instance, and given the housing dispersal strategy forms an integral part of the spatial strategy, it is considered an acceptable impact. The site has been determined to be a suitable housing release site, and is not proposed to be covered by greenbelt. It is not proposed to demolish the community facility at the site. The site brief can be modified to include provision for the retention of the