ALFORD NEIGHBOURHOOD DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2018 - 2031

Consultation Statement

Appendix A - NeighbourhoodAppendix C – Regulation Plan Area 14Designation Consultation dddd

PREPARED BY ALFORD TOWN COUNCIL Regulation 14 Consultation: Leaflet

Your Last Chance!!

A Public Consultation - Prior to Approval & Referendum Following consultatons in 2012, 2013, 2015 and most recently in July 2017, the Alford Neighbourhood Plan has reached its fnal draf stage. Alford Town Council invite you to have a fnal opportunity to have your say!

The comments of all consultees will be taken into account and the Plan adjusted accordingly, before it is submited to the Natonal Planning Inspectorate for approval. Once approved, the fnal hurdle before adopton will be a town referendum. If adopted, the Plan, alongside ELDC’s Local Plan, will determine how the town should develop in the next 15 years.

It is important that as many townsfolk and other stakeholders as possible have the chance to voice their opinion on the fnal draf. Make sure your view is represented.

The Regulaton 14 consultaton will run from 1st January untl 11th February 2018. In that period the Neighbourhood Plan and its accompanying documents will be available for your perusal, together with a feedback form for your comments, online at www.htp://parishes..gov.uk/Alford Or on its Facebook page

and also in hard copy format at the Alford Focal Point/Library in Alford, Tuesdays 10.00 am - 2.00 pm, Fridays 10.00 am - 6.00 pm, & Saturdays 10.00 am - 1.00 pm

Alternatvely these documents will be available for scrutny at a drop-in public consultaton event at the Corn Exchange, Alford Friday 19th January 2018 10.00 am — 7.00 pm Steering Group members will be on hand to answer any questons

Your feedback is valued and will be accepted at any time during the consultation period. Regulation 14 Consultation: Alford Alford Town Council Newsletter Town Council Newsletter IANUARY, FEBRUARY AND MARCH 20I8

ALFORD NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN-REGULATION 14 CONSULTATION Alford Town Council's steering group has developed a Neighbourhood Plan in compliance with the requirements of the National Planning Policy Framework, which was Neighbotrrhond Plan produced by the Department for Communities and Local Government. This stage of the development of the Neighbourhood Plan is called Regulation 14 Consultation and precedes a government lnspector deciding whether the plan is satisfactory i.e. compliant with statutory requirements. Once the lnspector is satisfied with the plan it will be offered to the community for its decision by voting in a referendum. The Regulation 14 consultation will run from 15th January until 25th February. ln that period the Neighbourhood Plan and its accompanying documents are available for your perusal . You can view the documents online at http://parishes.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Alford There is a link to this on the Town Council's facebook page. Hard copies of the document are available to view at the Alford Focal Point (tibrary) in Atford. Opening times: Tuesday 10am-2.00pm, Fridays 10.00am-5.00pm and Saturdays 10.00am-1.00pm.

Aru ITVrATION To SPEND A WEEKEND IN Fnnruce 2017 saw the 20th Anniversary of Alford Twinning Association's relationship with its "twin" town Conlie (near Le Mans, France). To celebrate the occasion, members from I Conlie made the trip to elford, staying with their friends in and around the town enjoying the various activities which had been arranged, inctuding an anniversary dinner and ceilidh. ln reciprocation, the Twinning Committee of Conlie are inviting familieq couples and singles from Alford and District to join with the Alford "twinners" on a trip to a weekend in Conlie at the end of May next year Families with young children are particularly welcome. You will be staying with a French family who will introduce you to their town and surrounding area, as well as joining in with the communal activities and celebrations we enjoy when we get together with our French friends. This invitation is a wonderful opportunity for to experience the French way of life. You do not need to be able to speak French and there is no cost involved, beyond that oftravel. For more details contact {1507 z180468 or 453345 (but do so quickly, as places are limited) Regulation 14 Consultation: List of Statutory Consultees List of Statutory Consultees

TYPOLOGY CONSULTEE EMAIL OR POSTAL ADDRESS

East Lindsey Local Planning Authority [email protected] District Council

Lincolnshire [email protected] Local County Council County Council -

Highways Lincolnshire [email protected] County Council –

CSC Social Care Lincolnshire [email protected] County Council –

Customer Services Neighbouring Local [email protected] District Council – Planning Authority Nev Brown [email protected] Boston Borough [email protected] Council

North Kesteven [email protected]

District Council

[email protected] Neighbouring County North East [email protected] Council Lincolnshire CC

North Lincolnshire [email protected]

CC The Coal Authority The Coal Authority [email protected] The Homes and The Homes and [email protected] Communities Communities Agency Agency [email protected] Natural Natural England

The Environment The Environment [email protected] Agency Agency

[email protected] Historic England Historic England

Lincolnshire Wildlife [email protected] Caroline Steel Trust

Network Rail [email protected] Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd

[email protected] Highways England

Marine Management [email protected] Newcastle Office Organisation [email protected] Mobile Operators [email protected] Association

Water and Sewerage Anglian Water – [email protected] Provider Stewart Patience [email protected] BT Openreach

English Heritage Clive Fletcher Western Power [email protected] Electrical Provider Distribution (East

Midlands) [email protected] National Grid - Gas provider Hinckley Primary Care Trust / Lincolnshire Letter posted to: 1 St Annes Close, Lincoln LN2 Clinical Commissioning Primary Care Trust 5RB Group/ NHS NHS Lincolnshire East Clinical [email protected]

Commissioning Group Lincolnshire [email protected] Partnership NHS

Foundation Alford Group of Doctors – Practice [email protected]

Manager, I. Atkinson Police Letter to Deepdale Lane, Nettleham, LN2 2LT - Bill Skelly Bodies that represent the interests of disabled Lindsey Blind Letter to: Bradbury House, Ramsgate, Louth. people in the Society LN11 0NA neighbourhood area.

Equality and Human Letter to: Arndale House, The Arndale Centre, Rights Commission Manchester Manchester. M4 3AQ Primary School – [email protected] D. Forster Queen Elizabeth’s Local Schools Grammar – [email protected] A. Francis JSTC [email protected]

Bodies which represent [email protected] the interests of different St Wilfrid’s Church [email protected] religious groups in the – Rev. Ros Latham neighbourhood area

Alford Community [email protected] Church – Rev Roy

Hickson

[email protected] East Lincolnshire Methodist Circuit

Neighbouring Parish Aby with Letter to Cllr.D Stovin, Aby Grange Farm, Main Councils Greenfield PC Road, Aby LN13 0DG

Beesby & PM Letter to Elaine Anderson, Chapfield Bungalow, Pinfold Lane, Beesby. LN13 0JG

Bilsby & [email protected] PC

Cumberworth PM [email protected]

Rigsby with PM Letter to; Mrs A Bluff, 2 Ailby Cottages, Ailby LN13 0EE

Strubby with Woodthorpe PM Letter to: Mr E Cook, West View Cottage, LN13 0LT

Swaby, Haugh & [email protected] PC

Ulceby with Fordington PM D W Thornalley, The Sycamores, Ulceby with Fordingham, LN3 0HQ Well PM [email protected]

Willoughby with [email protected] & Claxby St Andrew PC

Regulation 14 Consultation: List of Main Businesses and Community Groups Consultees List of Main Businesses and Employers Consulted

NAME ADDRESS EMAIL

Gnutti Carlo UK Ltd 33 West Street [email protected] Alford and

Lincolnshire LN13 9DQ [email protected] Safelincs 33 West Street

Alford [email protected] Lincolnshire LN13 9DQ

QEGS Station Road [email protected]

Alford

Lincolnshire LN13 9HY

JSTC Hanby Lane [email protected]

Alford

Lincolnshire LN13 9BL

Alford Primary School Hanby Lane [email protected]

Alford

Lincolnshire LN13 9BJ

33 West Street [email protected]

Merton Lodge Surgery Alford

Lincolnshire LN13 9HT

Tinn Criddle Hall LLP 6 High Street [email protected]

Alford

Lincolnshire LN13 9DX 15 South Market Place [email protected] Wilkin Chapman Alford or

Lincolnshire LN13 9AE [email protected]

Willsons Chartered 124 West Street [email protected] Surveyors Alford

Lincolnshire

LN13 9DR

Buildbase Beechings Way Industrial Estate [email protected]

Station Road ALFORD

LN13 9JA

Travis Perkins 7 Beechings Way Industrial Estate, [email protected]

Alford

Lincolnshire LN13 9JE

Hunts Coaches 33 Station Road [email protected]

Alford Lincolnshire

LN13 9JB

Lincolnshire Co-operative Stanley Bett House [email protected] Limited 15-23 Tentercroft Street

Lincoln LN5 7DB

Callabys Store 72 Hamilton Road [email protected] Alford Lincolnshire LN13 9AX

NFU 3 Agriculture House [email protected] North Gate Uppingham Rutland LE15 9NX.

McColl's Retail Group McColl's House Limited Ashwells Road Brentwood Essex CM15 9ST

McColl's Limited 14 Market Place Alford Lincolnshire, LN13 9EB

Royal Mail Alford Delivery Office Beechings Way Alford Lincolnshire LN13 9ET

Windmill Inn Market Place [email protected] Alford Lincolnshire LN13 9EB Hand delivery

White Hart South Street Hand delivery Alford LN13 9AJ

Half Moon 25 - 28 West Street Hand delivery Alford Lincolnshire LN13 9DG Alford Coal Supplies The Fireside Shop [email protected] Church Street Alford Lincolnshire LN13 9EG

Alford Traffic Services Beechings Way [email protected] Alford Lincolnshire LN13 9JE

List of Community Groups or Community Facilities Consulted

NAME ADDRESS EMAIL

Ormsby Lodge Mon Ami Alford 12 East Street

[email protected] Alford Lincolnshire LN13 9EQ

c/o S. Giles Alford and District Civic Tinn Criddle Hall LLP

Trust 6 High Street [email protected] Alford Lincolnshire LN13 9DX

Alford Corn Exchange 9 Market Place

Community Group Alford [email protected] LN13 9EB

6 South Market Place Alford Focal Point (library)

Alford [email protected]

Lincolnshire LN13 9AF

Toynton Hall Linkage

[email protected] Lincolnshire PE23 5AE St George's Lincolnshire Partnership Long Leys Road

NHS Foundation Trust [email protected] Lincoln

Lincs LN1 1FS

Alford Community Church

25 Caroline Street

Alford Community Church [email protected] Alford

LN13 9BW

15 Road [email protected] The Vicarage Alford and(?)

LIncs LN13 9EW [email protected]

Alford & Tinn Criddle Hall LLP Rotary Club 6 High Street

c/o G Allen Alford [email protected] Tinn Criddle Lincolnshire LN13 9DX etc

LINCOLNSHIRE YOUTH 1A/2A Beaumont Fee ASSOCIATION Lincoln LN1 1UU

EQUALITY AND HUMAN Arndale House RIGHTS COMMISSION The Arndale Centre Manchester M4 3AQ

Bradbury House LINDSEY BLIND SOCIETY Ramsgate

Louth Lincolnshire LN11 0NA

Chamber of Commerce Building 2 Carlton Boulevard JUST LINCOLNSHIRE Outer Circle Road

Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 4WJ

Banovallum House Manor House Lane

[email protected] Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust Lincs LN9 5HF

John Spendluffe Technical College Alford Sports Hall Hanby Lane Association

Alford [email protected]

LN13 9BL

LOUTH METHODIST CENTRE EAST LINCOLNSHIRE NICHOL HILL

METHODIST CIRCUIT [email protected] LOUTH

LN11 9NQ

Alford Squash Club

c/o Tinn Criddle Hall LLP [email protected]

Alford & District Cricket

[email protected] Club

Alford & District Young University of Lincoln [email protected] Farmers Club Riseholme and

Lincoln LN2 2LG [email protected]

14 East Street Alford WI Alford

LN13 9EQ

Chief Constable Deepdale Lane Lincolnshire Police Nettleham LN2 2LT

Regulation 14 Consultation: Letter to Landowner (allocated sites) Alford Neighbourhood Plan Group C/O Alford Town Council Corn Exchange Market Place Alford Lincs LN13 9EB

8 December 2017 Dear ………………..,

Alford Neighbourhood Plan – Regulation 14 Consultation

Alford Town Council has developed a Neighbourhood Plan in compliance with the requirements of the National Planning Policy Framework, which was produced by the Department for Communities and Local Government.

This stage of the development of the Neighbourhood Plan is called Regulation 14 Consultation and precedes a government Inspector deciding whether the plan is satisfactory i.e. compliant with statutory requirements. Once the Inspector is satisfied with the plan it may be offered to the community for its decision by voting in a referendum.

In the process of preparing and researching for the Neighbourhood Plan the Steering Group sought to choose the preferred sites for residential development within Alford. A list of all potential sites within the town was compiled from those identified by District Council as possibilities for future housing development in the “Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) 2012”, together with others identified by the Steering Group, or put forward by Alford residents. Each site on the list was then assessed against two measures – a Sustainability Appraisal developed by the Local Authority, and then a more sophisticated approach, where land was scored in relation to a set of carefully selected criteria. At the end of this process a preferential order of potential sites was arrived at. In light of the housing requirement for Alford, as set out in East Lindsey District Council’s emerging Local Plan, a certain number of the preferred sites were put before the residents of Alford and other stakeholders in a Consultation exercise carried out in July 2017. The aim was to establish which of these sites the public would support.

Following on from the above, further successful planning applications within the town, and an adjustment of Alford’s housing requirement by the Local Authority, Alford Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group has decided to allocate sites for the building of a total of 71 potential new homes across 9 sites, over and above existing planning permissions. The land that you own (referred to as site AL….) has been selected as one of these allocated sites.

The Regulation 14 consultation will run from 15 January until 25 February 2018. In that period the Neighbourhood Plan and its accompanying documents will be available for your perusal, together with a feedback form for your comments, online at […………..], and also at the Alford Focal Point/Library in Alford, Tuesdays 10.00 am - 2.00 pm, Fridays 10.00 am - 6.00 pm, & Saturdays 10.00 am - 1.00 pm . Alternatively these documents will be available for scrutiny at a drop-in public consultation event, which has been arranged at the Corn Exchange on Friday 19th January 2018 10.00 am — 7.00 pm. Your feedback is valued and will be accepted at any time during the consultation period.

Yours sincerely

Mrs L Croft Town Clerk

Tel: 01507 463590 Email: [email protected] Regulation 14 Consultation: Letter to Landowner (non allocated sites)

Alford Neighbourhood Plan Group C/O Alford Town Council Corn Exchange Market Place Alford Lincs LN13 9EB

8 December 2017 Dear ………………..,

Alford Neighbourhood Plan – Regulation 14 Consultation

Alford Town Council has developed a Neighbourhood Plan in compliance with the requirements of the National Planning Policy Framework, which was produced by the Department for Communities and Local Government.

This stage of the development of the Neighbourhood Plan is called Regulation 14 Consultation and precedes a government Inspector deciding whether the plan is satisfactory i.e. compliant with statutory requirements. Once the Inspector is satisfied with the plan it may be offered to the community for its decision by voting in a referendum.

In the process of preparing and researching for the Neighbourhood Plan the Steering Group sought to choose the preferred sites for residential development within Alford. A list of all potential sites within the town was compiled from those identified by East Lindsey District Council as possibilities for future housing development in the “Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) 2012”, together with others identified by the Steering Group, or put forward by Alford residents. Each site on the list was then assessed against two measures – a Sustainability Appraisal developed by the Local Authority, and then a more sophisticated approach, where land was scored in relation to a set of carefully selected criteria. At the end of this process a preferential order of potential sites was arrived at. In light of the housing requirement for Alford, as set out in East Lindsey District Council’s emerging Local Plan, a certain number of the preferred sites were put before the residents of Alford and other stakeholders in a Consultation exercise carried out in July 2017. The aim was to establish which of these sites the public would support.

Following on from the above, further successful planning applications within the town, and an adjustment of Alford’s housing requirement by the Local Authority, Alford Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group has decided to allocate sites for the building of a total of 71 potential new homes across 9 sites, over and above existing planning permissions. The land that you own (referred to as site AL….) has not been selected as one of these allocated sites.

T The Regulation 14 consultation will run from 15 January until 25 February 2018. In that period the Neighbourhood Plan and its accompanying documents will be available for your perusal, together with a feedback form for your comments, online at […………..], and also at the Alford Focal Point/Library in Alford, Tuesdays 10.00 am - 2.00 pm, Fridays 10.00 am - 6.00 pm, & Saturdays 10.00 am - 1.00 pm . Alternatively these documents will be available for scrutiny at a drop-in public consultation event, which has been arranged at the Corn Exchange on Friday 19th January 2018 10.00 am — 7.00 pm. Your feedback is valued and will be accepted at any time during the consultation period.

Yours sincerely

Mrs L Croft Town Clerk

Tel: 01507 463590 Email: [email protected]

Regulation 14 Consultation: Letter to Landowner (Local Green Spaces)

Dear [title] [name],

Alford Neighbourhood Plan – Regulation 14 Consultation: Local Green Spaces

An Alford Neighbourhood Plan has been developed in compliance with the requirements of the National Planning Policy Framework, which was produced by the Department for Communities and Local Government. Paragraphs 76-78 of this Framework allows communities to identify green areas of importance for special protection. By designating land as Local Green Space, communities will be able to rule out new development other than in very special circumstances, in a similar way to and consistent with policy for Green Belts.

An Alford town Characterisation Appraisal was carried as part of the preparations for the Neighbourhood Plan, to fully understand the locality and aid the production of policies for it. The appraisal identified some areas in the town as important green spaces, whilst noting how few green spaces there are within the town, which had also been identified in East Lindsey District Council’s Green Infrastructure Audit 2012. These spaces were considered sufficiently important to justify registering them as 'Local Green Spaces', to give the protection provided by the designation.

One of the areas being considered for designation as a Local Green Space is ['...... ], as indicated in the attached sketch plan. This area is believed to be in your ownership and out of courtesy and prior to submitting our Neighbourhood Plan to the authorities for approval, the Town Council wish you to be aware of the proposed designation of the green space.

This stage of the development of the Neighbourhood Plan is called Regulation 14 Consultation and precedes a government Inspector deciding whether the plan is satisfactory i.e. compliant with statutory requirements. Once the Inspector is satisfied with the plan it may be offered to the community for its decision by voting in a referendum.

The details of the designation and the Characterisation Appraisal, along with the proposed Neighbourhood Plan, are all available both online at […………..] or at the Town Council office, by appointment. In addition, a public consultation drop-in event has been arranged at the Corn Exchange on Friday 19th January 2018 10.00 am — 7.00 pm.

Yours sincerely

Mrs L Croft Town Clerk

Tel: 01507 463590 Email: [email protected]

Regulation 14 Consultation: Consultation Form

Alford Neighbourhood Plan 2017 - 2031 Regulation 14 Consultation Event 19th January

Are you: Resident Work in Alford

Address or Place of Employment:

Policy Consultation

Do you support the Policy Policy? Comment YES NO MAYBE Vision and Objectives

Policy 1: Site Allocations Policy 2: Local Connection Criteria Policy 3: Residential Development

Policy 4: Flood Risk

Policy 5: Town Centre Vitality & Viability Policy 6: Employment

Policy 7: Local Green Space Policy 8: Green Infrastructure and Connectivity Policy 9: Sport and Leisure Facilities Policy 10: Heritage and Design Policy 11: Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

Evidence-based Document Consultation

Do you support the Content of the Document Document? Comment YES NO MAYBE Alford Character Assessment Housing Assessment Methodology Reasoning for Scoring on Sustainability Appraisal of Housing Sites Report Reasoning for Scoring on Housing Assessment Report Housing site Pro-forma Document

Sustainability Appraisal

Regulation 14 Consultation: Summary of Responses to Consultation 14 Regulation Alford Neighbourhood Plan - Regulation 14 Consultation 15 January - 25th February 2018

52 people attended the Drop-In Event on Friday 19 January (10.00 am - 7.00 pm)

17 hard copy plus 2 electronic feedback forms were received from the public, making a total of 19. One further feedback form was completed online by Anglian Water. In addition one feedback email was received from an Alford resident, plus feedback in the form of emails or letters from Local Green Space landowners (5), the Environment Agency, Anglian Water, Historic England, Natural England, East Lindsey District Council Conservation Officer, Lincolnshire County Council Public Health Department, the National Farmer's Union, and potential housing site landowners (3).

Feedback Form results:

Policy Do you support the Policy? YES NO MAYBE

Vision & Objectives 11 1 0

Policy 1: Site Allocations 9 5 5

Policy 2: Local Connection Criteria 18 0 1

Policy 3: Residential Development 12 4 4

Policy 4: Flood Risk 14 0 6

Policy 5: Town Centre Vitality & 19 0 0 Viability Policy 6: Employment 16 1 2

Policy 7: Local Green Space 16 4 0 Policy 8: Green Infrastructure and 17 0 2 Connectivity Policy 9: Sport and Leisure Facilities 19 0 0

Policy 10: Heritage and Design 16 0 3 Policy 11: Renewable Energy and 16 0 3 Energy Efficiency

Evidence-based Document Consultation

Document Do you support the Content of the Document? YES NO MAYBE Alford Character Assessment 13 0 1 Housing Assessment Methodology 7 0 6

Reasoning for Scoring on Sustainability 9 2 3 Appraisal of Housing Sites Report Reasoning for Scoring on Housing 9 2 3 Assessment Report Housing site Pro-forma Document 10 2 2 Sustainability Appraisal 9 0 4

Regulation 14 Consultation: Residents’ Responses to Consultation 14 Regulation Alford Neighbourhood Plan – Regulation 14 Consultation – Jan- Feb 2018 – Log of residents’ comments

Resident Policy Do you support the Policy? YES NO MAYBE Comments

1 Vision & Objectives

Policy 1: Site Brownfield sites and eyesores in the town should be developed firstly. Allocations ü Policy 2: Local Connection Criteria ü Policy 3: Residential There has been too much development recently with the housing not being Development ü filled by local people Policy 4: Flood Risk ü Policy 5: Town Centre Vitality & ü Viability Policy 6: Employment ü

Policy 7: Local Green space isn't very evenly distributed across the town. It is very much in one Green Space ü area. Policy 8: Green Infrastructure and ü Connectivity Policy 9: Sport and Lack of sports & leisure for all ages. Youths need something to do to stop them Leisure Facilities ü hanging around the streets. Policy 10: Heritage and Design ü Policy 11: Renewable Energy ü and Energy Efficiency

Evidence-based Document Consultation

Document Do you support the Content of the Document? YES NO MAYBE Comments Alford Character Assessment ü Housing Assessment Methodology ü Reasoning for Scoring on ü Sustainability Appraisal of Housing Sites Report Reasoning for Scoring on Housing ü Assessment Report Housing site Pro- forma Document ü Sustainability Appraisal ü

General Comments I strongly disagree to the proposal to develop AL316 Farlesthorpe Road, currently the traffic is very heavy especially around school drop off and collection times. It struggles with the amount of HGV's and tractors that pass through the small street especially where on-street parking is an issue. I do not think Alford needs more housing considering the numbers being built on Willoughby Road, there is no employment opportunities, shortage of doctors and school places with Alford having very little to offer. Alford is going downhill rapidly and with more people it would be a greater drain on the town and its facilities.

Resident Policy Do you support the Policy? YES NO MAYBE Comments

2 Vision & Objectives

Policy 1: Site Allocations ü Policy 2: Local Connection Criteria ü Policy 3: Residential Development ü Policy 4: Flood Risk ü Policy 5: Town Centre Vitality & ü Viability Policy 6: Employment ü

Policy 7: Local Green Space ü Policy 8: Green Infrastructure and ü Connectivity Policy 9: Sport and Leisure Facilities ü Policy 10: Heritage and Design ü Policy 11: Renewable Energy ü and Energy Efficiency

Evidence-based Document Consultation

Document Do you support the Content of the Document? YES NO MAYBE Comments Alford Character Assessment ü Housing Assessment Methodology ü Reasoning for Scoring on ü Sustainability Appraisal of Housing Sites Report Reasoning for Scoring on Housing ü Assessment Report Housing site Pro- forma Document ü Sustainability Appraisal ü

General Comments I feel that Alford doesn't need any additional development considering recent and future plans on the Willoughby Road. I don't agree with the proposal on Farlesthorpe Road as it already suffers from high traffic volume.

Resident Policy Do you support the Policy? YES NO MAYBE Comments

3 Vision & Objectives

Policy 1: Site ü Allocations Policy 2: Local ü Connection Criteria Policy 3: Residential ü It needs to be contained within the town boundaries. Development Policy 4: Flood Risk ü

Policy 5: Town ü Centre Vitality & Viability Policy 6: ü Employment

Policy 7: Local ü The allocations are vital to reflect the rural and historical location. Green Space Policy 8: Green ü Vitally important that new housing should be able to access the town on foot. Infrastructure and Connectivity Policy 9: Sport and ü Leisure Facilities Policy 10: Heritage ü and Design Policy 11: ü Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

Evidence-based Document Consultation

Document Do you support the Content of the Document? YES NO MAYBE Comments Alford Character ü Assessment Housing Assessment ü Methodology Reasoning for ü Scoring on Sustainability Appraisal of Housing Sites Report Reasoning for ü It's as good as it could be given the wide range of variables. Scoring on Housing Assessment Report Housing site Pro- ü forma Document Sustainability ü Appraisal

General Comments Resident Policy Do you support the Policy? YES NO MAYBE Comments

4 Vision & Objectives ü

Policy 1: Site ü No but support ANP15. Allocations Policy 2: Local ü Connection Criteria Policy 3: Residential ü Development Policy 4: Flood Risk ü

Policy 5: Town ü Centre Vitality & Viability Policy 6: ü No but support EM3. Employment Policy 7: Local ü Green Space Policy 8: Green ü Infrastructure and Connectivity Policy 9: Sport and ü Leisure Facilities Policy 10: Heritage ü and Design Policy 11: ü Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

Evidence-based Document Consultation

Document Do you support the Content of the Document? YES NO MAYBE Comments Alford Character ü Assessment Housing Assessment Methodology Reasoning for Scoring on Sustainability Appraisal of Housing Sites Report Reasoning for Scoring on Housing Assessment Report Housing site Pro- forma Document Sustainability Appraisal

General Comments Definitely no building on AL316. This is a greenfield site on a country road. School traffic is very heavy . It would be dangerous to access on to Farlesthorpe Road. The wrong area for development. If part of the building is for social housing why should we have to put up with, as we are doing now, all the people turned away from our neighbouring towns and the Midlands.

Resident Policy Do you support the Policy? YES NO MAYBE Comments

5 Vision & Objectives ü

Policy 1: Site ü Object to AL316 - the rood is not suitable and it’s too near the school. Allocations Policy 2: Local ü Connection Criteria Policy 3: Residential ü Development Policy 4: Flood Risk ü

Policy 5: Town ü Centre Vitality & Viability Policy 6: ü Employment

Policy 7: Local ü Green Space Policy 8: Green ü Infrastructure and Connectivity Policy 9: Sport and ü Leisure Facilities Policy 10: Heritage ü and Design Policy 11: ü Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency ü ü Evidence-based ü Document Consultation ü Document ü

ü NO MAYBE Comments Alford Character ü Assessment Housing Assessment ü Methodology Reasoning for ü Scoring on Sustainability Appraisal of Housing Sites Report Reasoning for ü Scoring on Housing Assessment Report Housing site Pro- ü forma Document Sustainability ü Appraisal ü General Comments

Resident Policy NO MAYBE Comments

6 Vision & Objectives ü

Policy 1: Site ü Allocations Policy 2: Local ü Connection Criteria Policy 3: Residential ü Development Policy 4: Flood Risk ü

Policy 5: Town ü Centre Vitality & Viability Policy 6: ü Not enough land allocated off industrial estate Employment

Policy 7: Local ü Green Space Policy 8: Green ü Infrastructure and Connectivity Policy 9: Sport and ü Leisure Facilities Policy 10: Heritage ü and Design Policy 11: ü Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

Evidence-based Document Consultation

Document Do you support the Content of the Document? YES NO MAYBE Comments Alford Character ü Assessment Housing Assessment ü Methodology Reasoning for ü Scoring on Sustainability Appraisal of Housing Sites Report Reasoning for ü Scoring on Housing Assessment Report Housing site Pro- ü forma Document Sustainability ü Appraisal

General Comments

Resident Policy Do you support the Policy? YES NO MAYBE Comments

7 Vision & Objectives ü We need to have some control over the future development if possible.

Policy 1: Site ü They are OK but identifying more central locations is more sensible. Allocations Policy 2: Local ü Connection Criteria Policy 3: Residential ü Development Policy 4: Flood Risk ü Houses should be built in zone 2 with preventative measures to mitigate any harm. Policy 5: Town ü Centre Vitality & Viability Policy 6: ü More land needs to be identified for commercial use. Industrial Estate is full. Employment

Policy 7: Local ü I'm all for green space but these need to be created on the unused brownfield Green Space land until development is granted. Policy 8: Green ü Infrastructure and Connectivity Policy 9: Sport and ü Leisure Facilities Policy 10: Heritage ü and Design Policy 11: ü Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

Evidence-based Document Consultation

Document Do you support the Content of the Document? YES NO MAYBE Comments Alford Character Assessment Housing Assessment Methodology Reasoning for Scoring on Sustainability Appraisal of Housing Sites Report Reasoning for Scoring on Housing Assessment Report Housing site Pro- forma Document Sustainability Appraisal

General Comments Please consider a by-pass. The road through Alford drains the life out of it. Look at

Resident Policy Do you support the Policy? YES NO MAYBE Comments

8 Vision & Objectives ü

Policy 1: Site ü Object to AL316 - greenfield site, productive farmland. Allocations Policy 2: Local ü Connection Criteria Policy 3: Residential ü ID sewerage & drainage does not apply to AL316. Development Policy 4: Flood Risk ü Flood Risk zone 2 has had no problems with flooding and is nearer town centre for suitable housing. Policy 5: Town ü With so many new houses we will need a larger supermarket and more doctors Centre Vitality & & school places. Viability Policy 6: ü Employment Policy 7: Local ü Green Space Policy 8: Green ü Infrastructure and Connectivity Policy 9: Sport and ü Leisure Facilities Policy 10: Heritage ü and Design Policy 11: ü Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

Evidence-based Document Consultation

Document Do you support the Content of the Document? YES NO MAYBE Comments Alford Character Assessment Housing Assessment Methodology Reasoning for Scoring on Sustainability Appraisal of Housing Sites Report Reasoning for Scoring on Housing Assessment Report Housing site Pro- forma Document Sustainability Appraisal

General Comments Policy 3 does not address the imbalance of the town (developing eastwards). The town centre old brewery site/ Straven Knitware as a brownfield site be built on first. / Policy 1 - Site AL316 - houses opposite this field all have septic tanks because they are too low for mains drainage. In 1979 no more houses were supposed to be built on Farlesthorpe Road because of this. Since then an agricultural bungalow & 3 large houses with septic tanks have already been built. AL316 is a field where rare barn owls hunt and also a route for badgers, deer & foxes. Buzzards also fly over. The road is very narrow and congested outside the cemetery and the primary school with parking from beyond the cemetery down into Rawnsley Close and as far as the Children's Centre. Lorries from the largest chicken farm in the area pass all day from 5.30 am and the narrow road already suffers from huge tractors, farm machinery and tracked vehicles. This is part of the 3 mile walk round the town through Bilsby Back Lane and Bilsby Road which many townspeople use regularly to keep fit.

Resident Policy Do you support the Policy? YES NO MAYBE Comments

9 Vision & Objectives

Policy 1: Site ü Allocations Policy 2: Local ü Connection Criteria Policy 3: Residential ü Development Policy 4: Flood Risk ü

Policy 5: Town ü Centre Vitality & Viability Policy 6: ü Inadequate vision to meet residential targets. Employment

Policy 7: Local ü Green Space Policy 8: Green ü Infrastructure and Connectivity Policy 9: Sport and ü Leisure Facilities Policy 10: Heritage ü and Design Policy 11: ü Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

Evidence-based Document Consultation

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10 Vision & Objectives ü

Policy 1: Site ü Object to AL316. Too much traffic already in Farlesthorpe Road with Fairburns. Allocations Policy 2: Local ü Connection Criteria Policy 3: Residential ü Development Policy 4: Flood Risk ü

Policy 5: Town ü Centre Vitality & Viability Policy 6: ü Employment

Policy 7: Local ü Green Space Policy 8: Green ü Infrastructure and Connectivity Policy 9: Sport and ü Leisure Facilities Policy 10: Heritage ü and Design Policy 11: ü Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

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General Comments Policy 1 - Site AL316 - Very large agricultural machinery and ever increasing school traffic use the road. The road itself is in a very poor state. The site would need a pumped sewer installing to reach the sewage works. It is an area with considerable wildlife presence i.e. barn owls, buzzards, deer, foxes & badgers have been seen. There appears to be no means of addressing the east/west town imbalance. More development is needed in the east. Why is the brewery/Straven site not included? A classic brownfield site close to the Town Centre that should be developed

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11 Vision & Objectives ü

Policy 1: Site ü Allocations Policy 2: Local ü Connection Criteria Policy 3: Residential ü More sheltered-type housing needed - perhaps integrated housing for younger Development people (of Europe). Policy 4: Flood Risk ü

Policy 5: Town ü Centre Vitality & Viability Policy 6: ü We need more jobs here! Employment

Policy 7: Local ü Green Space Policy 8: Green ü Infrastructure and Connectivity Policy 9: Sport and ü Leisure Facilities Policy 10: Heritage ü Beautiful town - keep it so! and Design Policy 11: ü Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

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12 Vision & Objectives

Policy 1: Site ü Allocations Policy 2: Local ü Connection Criteria Policy 3: Residential ü Development Policy 4: Flood Risk ü

Policy 5: Town ü Centre Vitality & Viability Policy 6: ü Employment

Policy 7: Local ü Green Space Policy 8: Green ü Infrastructure and Connectivity Policy 9: Sport and ü Leisure Facilities Policy 10: Heritage ü and Design Policy 11: ü Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

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13 Vision & Objectives

Policy 1: Site ü Allocations Policy 2: Local ü Connection Criteria Policy 3: Residential ü Development Policy 4: Flood Risk ü

Policy 5: Town ü Centre Vitality & Viability Policy 6: ü Employment

Policy 7: Local ü Green Space Policy 8: Green ü Infrastructure and Connectivity Policy 9: Sport and ü Leisure Facilities Policy 10: Heritage ü and Design Policy 11: ü Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

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14 Vision & Objectives

Policy 1: Site ü Allocations Policy 2: Local ü Connection Criteria Policy 3: Residential ü Development Policy 4: Flood Risk ü

Policy 5: Town ü Centre Vitality & Viability Policy 6: ü Employment

Policy 7: Local ü Green Space Policy 8: Green ü Infrastructure and Connectivity Policy 9: Sport and ü Leisure Facilities Policy 10: Heritage ü and Design Policy 11: ü Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

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General Comments Having waded through many pages of officialise, I believe that Alford Town Council is doing its’ level best to face the oncoming government gale coming our way. There does seem to be a substantial comprehension gap between the directors of such ideas in Whitehall and ourselves, living in a small, well established community here in Alford. This gap seems to permit total ignorance of the fact that our services are creaking under the current load, e.g. our water services and sewage services were not designed for a population which has nearly doubled in size. I am told that we have two and a bit doctors to serve this population now, when I arrived in Alford over thirty years ago, there were five doctors here. What effect will a further 100 plus houses have on an already stretched medical service? Will those insisting on these changes provide funding, or perhaps more doctors to alleviate the situation? I just feel saddened when I see our town, through no fault of its’ own being treated in this shabby manner, by people who appear to live in a parallel universe, where numbers and balance sheets are the only directive

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15 Vision & Objectives

Policy 1: Site Only some, not AL316, road not suitable. Allocations Policy 2: Local ü Connection Criteria Policy 3: Residential ü Agree with individual dwellings not large developments. Development Policy 4: Flood Risk ü

Policy 5: Town ü Centre Vitality & Viability Policy 6: ü Employment

Policy 7: Local ü Green Space Policy 8: Green ü Infrastructure and Connectivity Policy 9: Sport and ü Leisure Facilities Policy 10: Heritage ü and Design Policy 11: ü Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

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General Comments I can't understand why the government can't take into consideration the further expansion of the Willoughby Road estate. The infrastructure needs setting in place before any further big builds take place. It can take up to 3 weeks to see your doctor, dentists are hard to get, schools and hospitals are full and some closing. No work for all these new residents, let alone the people already living here. Where is the common sense? Must be in a tin in the cupboard! Absolutely bonkers!!

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16 Vision & Objectives

Policy 1: Site Not AL316, road not suitable. Allocations Policy 2: Local ü Connection Criteria Policy 3: Residential ü Agree with individual dwellings, not large scale. Development Policy 4: Flood Risk ü

Policy 5: Town ü Centre Vitality & Viability Policy 6: ü Employment

Policy 7: Local ü Green Space Policy 8: Green ü Infrastructure and Connectivity Policy 9: Sport and ü Leisure Facilities Policy 10: Heritage ü and Design Policy 11: ü Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

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General Comments There is no consideration for the lack of infrastructure i.e. doctors, dentists, schools, jobs, hospitals, care for the elderly, just to mention a few. As for plot AL316 the road is sub-standard, there is a cemetery adjacent, it's used by heavy agricultural equipment and large lorries and would pose a threat to children's safety using the two schools at ""Spendluffe"" and the Sure Start Centre, not to mention the congestion it would cause. We have already planning permission for a number of large estates. Why more large ones when there is no work for the “would be” population which would only exacerbate all the already over-worked social services.

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17 Vision & Objectives ü

Policy 1: Site mostly AL036 not suitable now Safelincs have moved in. Allocations Policy 2: Local ü Connection Criteria Policy 3: Residential ü Development Policy 4: Flood Risk ü Gardens rather than block paving.

Policy 5: Town ü Centre Vitality & Viability Policy 6: ü Not heavy industry. Employment

Policy 7: Local ü Create green space behind the White Horse with allotments and sculptures. Green Space Policy 8: Green ü Infrastructure and Connectivity Policy 9: Sport and ü Qegs charge too much for use of facilities. The tennis club had to leave. Leisure Facilities Policy 10: Heritage ü and Design Policy 11: ü Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

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General Comments Free car parking is vital for the economic survival of the market. This should be the case throughout the town making visitors welcome. Can we encourage more use of Alford's natural spring water and explore and test for possible healing properties?

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18 Vision & Objectives ü Survey Monkey Policy 1: Site ü Allocations Policy 2: Local ü Connection Criteria Policy 3: Residential ü This seems to be the only place to put this comment: On 5.2.2 the term Windfall Development Policy is introduced but not defined. On 5.3.1 Windfall development up to 50%.. "makes provisions for the promotion of such sites..." Further on in the document there are many mentions of Windfall, ie: windfall proposal. Have I missed something and is the terminology explained somewhere? I know what it means but for example my wife and several other people don't seem to know what it means. Policy 4: Flood Risk ü

Policy 5: Town ü Centre Vitality & Viability Policy 6: ü Employment

Policy 7: Local ü Green Space Policy 8: Green Infrastructure and Connectivity Policy 9: Sport and Leisure Facilities Policy 10: Heritage and Design Policy 11: Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

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19 Vision & Objectives ü Survey monkey Policy 1: Site ü To bring prosperity to the town it needs more people from outside the County Allocations to come into the town, build more houses, from my experience most volunteers in Alford are all people that have come into Alford and not the people that were born here, in my opinion the people that are born in Alford, want it to stay as it is, the Town is going downhill, too many charity shops , too many shops opening and closing, more people from outside coming into Alford are more prepared to spend money Policy 2: Local ü Alford needs new blood to come into the Town as well as helping local young Connection Criteria people with housing, Policy 3: Residential ü Development Policy 4: Flood Risk ü

Policy 5: Town ü Centre Vitality & Viability Policy 6: ü Employment Policy 7: Local ü Green Space Policy 8: Green ü Infrastructure and Connectivity Policy 9: Sport and ü Leisure Facilities Policy 10: Heritage ü and Design Policy 11: ü Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

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General Comments Alford will never prosper whilst there are lots of untidy land scarring the Town, owners should be made to tidy the land or compulsory purchase it to build on or turn into a park or land for the community instead of being an eye sore, in Hanby Lane, we have such a piece of Land and it has made Hanby Lane one of the worst looking roads in the whole of the Town, and certainly doesn’t look like the picturesque photos I have seen, its a blot on the landscape. Better public transport facilities.