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1 Appendix 1. Summary of responses to Pre- Submission Draft January 2019 Little Eaton Neighbourhood Plan – Draft Plan Consultation Comments and Analysis – January 2019 2 Summary and Analysis of comments on the Draft Neighbourhood Plan - January 2019 ANALYSIS OF COMMENTS No. Policy/Section Respondent Summary of Comments Response Amendment (where relevant) to Plan General Plan well conceived, well structured No and reasoned, based on extensive Derbyshire These positive comments about community consultation and CC the Plan are welcomed. engagement and appropriately 1 evidenced where necessary. The Environment Agency notes that No the neighbourhood plan does not appear to allocate any residential sites, however it does mention two development areas within the draft Environment plan, one at Mill Green, and the General comments noted. Agency other known as ‘South Site’. As it does not explicitly mention that these are allocated sites then we will not provide detailed responses 2 on these as a whole. We currently have no specific No comments to make however, please keep us informed as your plans Severn Trent develop and when appropriate we Noted. Water will be able to offer a more detailed response. We’re specifically interested in any large-scale 3 development in the parish such as Little Eaton Neighbourhood Plan – Draft Plan Consultation Comments and Analysis – January 2019 3 the potential at “South site” as its been badged. I’ve noted the named constraints of developing this site along with the general local objection, I guess its one to keep an eye on moving forward should it begin to progress. Natural England does not have any No specific comments on this draft neighbourhood plan. However, we refer you to the attached annex which covers the issues and Natural opportunities that should be Noted. England considered when preparing a Neighbourhood Plan. See https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pre- submission-screening-service- advice-on-planning-proposals- 4 affecting-protected-species. ...would you be able to explain how No this plan affects us as a business, and also help me understand some of the points of the plan, the Steering Group (DH) met to Resident expectations of the village for us as explain Plan a business within the community and what we can do to help in the 5 implementation. Regulator of Thank you for your email, however Social the regulator does not require these Noted. No 6 Housing communications. I can confirm we have received your No Western message and will ensure it will be Power Noted. forwarded to the relevant Distribution 7 department today. Little Eaton Neighbourhood Plan – Draft Plan Consultation Comments and Analysis – January 2019 4 Trowell My Parish Council wishes you every No Parish success with your Neighbourhood Noted. 8 Council Plan. Leicestershir Leicestershire County Council have No e County no comments regarding your Noted’ 9 Council proposals at this time. I have included this item on the No Sandiacre Agenda for Councillors to consider Parish Noted. at their meeting of 6/11/18. NOTE: Council 10 no further reply received. Breadsall Parish Council wrote to No Breadsall congratulate Little Eaton on the Pre- Parish submission Draft and commented Noted. Council that it was a very good plan very 11 well put together. No Resident Positive comments The general support is welcomed. 12 Erewash Requested printed copy of the Pre- Voluntary Copy sent. No submission Draft. 13 Action The area covered by your No Neighbourhood Plan encompasses Eaton Barton (i), Little Barton (ii) Conservation Areas. Also Derwent Valley Mills World heritage site and Noted (but Little Barton and Eaton buffer zone, and includes a number Barton are not in Little Eaton). It is Historic of important designated heritage considered that the Plan contains England assets including 15 GII listed policies that safeguard these Buildings. In line with national assets. planning policy, it will be important that the strategy for this area safeguards those elements which contribute to the significance of 14 these assets so that they can be Little Eaton Neighbourhood Plan – Draft Plan Consultation Comments and Analysis – January 2019 5 enjoyed by future generations of the area. In relation to the Little Eaton No Neighbourhood Plan, our principal interest is in safeguarding the A38 which routes through the Plan area Highways and the A52 which routes 2 miles Noted. England south… due to the small scale of development growth, it is considered that there will be no impacts upon the operation of the 15 A38 and A52. Introductory Sections Derbyshire Agreed to amend the text Refer to “Five Ways to Wellbeing”. Yes CC accordingly. 16 Derbyshire Refer to dementia friendly Agreed to amend the text Yes CC communities. accordingly. 17 Chapter 6. The Built Environment The findings from the consultation Refer to existing housing stock and Derbyshire and analysis of statistics do not Introduction need to renovate and replace poor No CC suggest that this issue of special quality housing. 18 importance to Little Eaton. The general approach to housing This is welcomed. provision is well reasoned and, given the fact that most of the parish POLICY BE1: is covered by Green Belt, Derbyshire HOUSING appropriately concludes that small No CC PROVISION windfall sites within the existing settlement confines of Little Eaton proves the most likely source of land 19 for housing. Little Eaton Neighbourhood Plan – Draft Plan Consultation Comments and Analysis – January 2019 6 The general approach to housing This is welcomed. provision is well reasoned and, given the fact that most of the parish POLICY BE1: is covered by Green Belt, Derbyshire HOUSING appropriately concludes that small No CC PROVISION windfall sites within the existing settlement confines of Little Eaton proves the most likely source of land 20 for housing. It is welcomed and supported that This support is welcomed. POLICY BE1: the Plan seeks to identify potential Derbyshire HOUSING sites for new housing on brownfield No CC PROVISION sites, particularly a site as Mill 21 Green. It is disappointing that the Plan does The allocation of the Mill Green not seek to go further and identify site was considered by the the site as a proposed allocation for Steering Group. It determined that housing. it would not do this. This reflects that it is considered it is better and more appropriate to leave POLICY BE1: decisions regarding future housing Derbyshire HOUSING allocation to the Local Plan. No CC PROVISION Further, there are constraints, e.g. flooding with the site that may that may preclude all of its allocation for housing development. The approach taken has been the subject of discussions with the 22 Erewash BC, who support it. I think the land to the south of the This is noted. If the proposal is for No Resident and village between the old canal and a small ‘windfall’ housing and Chair of POLICY BE1: the railway line would be a good site associated development, any Derbyshire HOUSING for a small housing development, application would need to be Historic PROVISION expansion of the business trading considered within the planning Buildings estate (with a limit on the size of framework set by the Trust & 23 units) and a wildlife area/park Neighbourhood Plan and the Little Eaton Neighbourhood Plan – Draft Plan Consultation Comments and Analysis – January 2019 7 Derwent roughly in equal proportion ie Local Plan. The Plan does not Valley Trust third/third/third. preclude such windfall’ development though does seek to control this form of development. POLICY BE1: It is not considered appropriate to No HOUSING restrict housing development to PROVISION infill development within the built- up area (as defined by the Green Belt) as this would prevent other forms of windfall development such as conversions and suitable Development of any kind should be small housing developments. "infill" only within the Settlement Further, it would be likely to be Boundaries of the village. This will Resident challenged by the Borough preserve the nature of the village. Council and others as would not This statement appears in many be in accordance with national and adopted NP. local planning policies. We understand that some NPs have introduced policies that focus on infill development only. These are special cases. They have met their housing requirement or do 24 not have one. POLICY BE1: It is not considered appropriate for No HOUSING the Plan to specifically identify the PROVISION brownfield sites that would accommodate the 30/40 houses. Where are the brownfield sites that It is considered that there are would accommodate 30/40 opportunities for the re-use of houses? If they are outside the Resident previously used land or buildings Settlement Boundary then they for residential and other forms of would be opposed by the villagers development. There have been see questionnaire examples of such development in recent years, and more is expected. The Plan does 25 highlight the Mill Green site, all or Little Eaton Neighbourhood Plan – Draft Plan Consultation Comments and Analysis – January 2019 8 most of which, has been previously used or built upon and therefore may constitute a brownfield site. The point you make about if they are outside the Settlement Boundary then they would be opposed by the villagers is noted and recognised. POLICY BE1: It is agreed that housing Yes Erewash only need 5 houses to be HOUSING developments in recent years built in the village, this is now PROVISION have made a significant Resident properly reduced due to at least 5 contribution to meeting this overall being recently built in the last 12 target. It is agreed that this issue months. 26 could be amplified in the Plan. POLICY BE1: The policy approach to restricting No HOUSING Derbyshire development to within the This support is welcomed.