APPENDIX A: Matrices of Recommendations 1 General Objections & Policies Matrix Reporter’s Policy Ref. Objection Objector Recommendation Considerations Council Report Recommendation Page Number 1-4 Plan Process These objectors are Du Bois, Dr & No change to the plan. Recommendation No change to plan concerned about the Mrs Humphries noted readability of the Plan CD ROM; the expense of the hard copy; the availability of objection forms; background material to the plan; the length of the consultation period on the Finalised Plan. Other concerns mentioned in these objections - in particular regarding the proposed re- instatement of the Waverley rail line and the prospect of major new housing in the Scottish Borders to serve Edinburgh’s needs. 1-5 Local Plan The public is being Wilson It is not our responsibility to assess Recommendation No change to plan Process pressurised to accept whether the Council has complied noted the Council’s views with statutory requirements for local on planning matters, plan preparation. However, looking at leading to a concern the process as a whole, we are for the erosion of satisfied that the Council has done as human rights. much as is practicable to take account of the various and frequently conflicting interests. 1-5 Local Plan Paragraph 4.3 (page Homes for This is a procedural issue which has Recommendation No change to plan 2 Process 94) makes no Scotland been addressed by the Council. noted reference to Strategic Environmental Appraisal, which will be a requirement for the plan. 1-5 Pages 5-6 : Pages 5/6 could Scottish We agree that it would be useful to Recommendation Paragraphs 1.12 Profile of the make reference to the Enterprise update paragraphs 1.12 (page 5) and accepted (page 5) and 4.7 Scottish role of the Borders in Borders 4.7 to reflect the revised (page 95) to be Borders; the Edinburgh arrangements for strategic planning in updated to reflect the Paragraph 4.7 Metropolitan Region. this area if the situation has been revised arrangements confirmed by the time that the local for strategic planning plan is ready for adoption. in this area if the situation has been confirmed by the time that the local plan is ready for adoption. The following sentence to be added to the end of paragraph 1.12 to read : “The Scottish Government is currently consulting on the make-up of authorities for the strategic development plan system. Currently Scottish Borders is identified as part of the City Region area” Paragraph 4.7 to be amended to read : 3 “By 2008 a new regime for development planning could be in place in Scotland. This could mean a single Local Development Plan for the Scottish Borders incorporating strategic and local matters. Strategic and cross- border issues would be addressed through a new Strategic Development Plan for the Edinburgh city region area. There will no longer be a Scottish Borders Structure Plan. The new Strategic Development Plan, which could encompass the Scottish Borders, will be prepared by a consortium of Local Authorities “ 1-6 Paragraph This paragraph Scottish These references should be added to Recommendation Paragraph 1.15 (page 1.15 (page 6): should mention Enterprise the paragraph. accepted 6) to be amended to Profile of the agriculture and Borders incorporate the Scottish forestry following references : Borders agriculture (5%), forestry (0.5%) 1-6 Paragraph The Plan programme J S Crawford, We agree that the paragraph should Recommendation The last two tables in 1.21 (page 7) set out in paragraph Homes for be updated to reflect the actual accepted paragragh 1.21 (page 1.21 is unachievable, Scotland timescale that has occurred. 7) to be amended to and adoption unlikely read : 4 in the timescale proposed PUBLIC LOCAL INQUIRY (Winter 2006- 2007) LOCAL PLAN ADOPTED BY COUNCIL & PUBLISHED (2007- 2008) 1-6 Table 2.1 - Table 2.1 requires J S Crawford Once the Council has decided the Recommendation All relevant summary (page 9), clarification and final content of the local plan, we accepted tables to be amended Table 2.6 amplification. agree that the various summary tables accordingly to reflect (page 13), - Table 2.6 and its should be amended to reflect changes prior to Table 5.2 footnote fail to identify changes. This would include any adoption of Local Plan (page 160) other emerging further education proposals in table school proposals as 2.6. the table does not create a clear picture of future requirements for facilities. - Table 5.2 should be altered to take into account objections to the local plan, because the plan does not allocate sufficient housing land to meet requirements in the Structure Plan. 1-7 Transport Table 2.7 on J S Crawford We agree that these items should be Recommendation Table 2.7 (page 13) to Proposals transport proposals included within table 2.7, for clarity accepted include ref to Reston Table 2.7 omits Reston Station and completeness, even if no figure Station and Selkirk (page 13) and Selkirk Bypass for the area is available. Bypass but refers to them as a note. 1-7 Action Plan/ The action plan Elborn We agree that some updating would Recommendation A new sub-section Monitoring requires review and be helpful here. accepted (xiii) to be added to 5 and Review findings in paragraph paragraph 4.3 to read (page 94) 4.3 to assist : understanding of the position. “Production of monitoring report for review and findings purposes” 1-7 Land Use Reference to Glen Taylor Objections to this site are considered Recommendation Summary tables to be Proposals Crescent site Woodrow in the Peebles chapter. As noted accepted amended accordingly Table 5.2 (TP13B) on page 167 Developments above, once the Council has decided to reflect changes (page 167) of the local plan Ltd the final content of the local plan, the prior to adoption of should be omitted. various summary tables should be Local Plan amended to reflect changes. 1-7 All policies: The Contributor Peebles Civic No change to the plan. Recommendation No change to plan References to objects to the Plan, Society noted supplementary stating that the guidance relevant Supplementary Guidance should be listed under the Justification of its policies. 1-7 References to The Civic Society Peebles Civic No change to the plan Recommendation No change to plan national policy objects to the use of Society noted guidance the word 'guidance' in relation to Scottish Planning Policy and National Planning Policy Guidelines, where reference should be to ' the relevant government policy'. 1-8 Compulsory The objection is to CALA Homes No change to the plan Recommendation No change to plan purchase the omission of a (Erroneously noted powers policy on referred to as implementation Redrow through the use of Homes Ltd in compulsory purchase Reporters 6 powers. report) 1-8 Consideration The Reporter should J S Crawford No change to the plan. Recommendation No change to plan of site consider all noted development outstanding briefs as part objections to of Development Briefs consideration as part of the inquiry of local plan process. There may objections be unresolved objections to the Development Brief which will materially affect the future development of a number of allocated sites 1-9 Entire Plan The entire plan is Lonie, Jones, These objections were considered by Recommendation No change to plan objected to because Biggar, Wild, means of oral evidence at the formal noted its proposals will have Moate, Clark, inquiry session, and written adverse impacts on Scott, submissions. They focus primarily on the environment, Galbraith, housing land allocations in the Central amenity, heritage, MacKnight, Borders and Peebles. The issue of the recreation, tourism Douglas- overall supply of housing land and the general Hamilton , allocations – and whether there identity of the area. Grandison, should be more or less – is covered in The plan will Biggar, Biggar, chapter 2. In summary chapter 2 introduce new people Long, Dorward, concluded that no further housing land to the area, making it Dorward, allocations beyond the amounts into a dormitory Weatheritt, allocated in the finalised plan are suburb, leading to Armstrong, required in the Central Borders HMA, congestion. There is Armstrong there is no pressing need to identify a lack of services additional land in the Central Borders including roads, car HMA to meet the policy H2 parking, water, requirement for a 5 year effective schools, sewerage, housing land supply at the point of hospitals, and adoption, subject to consideration of 7 dentists. The plan is the merits of individual sites that are being used as a subject of objections there is no need justification for the to identify further housing land in Waverley line. There south Tweeddale HMA and there is no is a projected pressing need to identify additional decrease in the land in the south Tweeddale HMA to Scottish population. meet the policy H2 requirement for a 5 year effective housing land supply at the point of adoption. In response to flexibility policy BE12 – Further Housing Land Safeguarding was introduced which is quoted in section 1-11 of this appendix. These conclusions on the overall level of housing land supply provide the context for consideration of the objections to individual sites which are reported in the corresponding location specific chapters on the Central Borders and South Tweeddale. 1-9 Housing The large amount of Save Scott’s These objections were considered by Recommendation No change to plan Allocations housing proposed Countryside, means of oral evidence at the formal noted (General) within the plan will Stewart, inquiry session, and written have adverse impacts Gaskell, submissions. They focus primarily on on the environment Stewart, housing land allocations in the Central including the Tweed Smith, Borders and Peebles.