Summary of Responses to the Part 2a Settlements and Countryside Local Plan Issues and Options Issue 1- Duty to Cooperate Q1. Are there any issues arising under the duty to cooperate and that have not already been addressed that the Local Plan (Part 2a) should consider? In particular: Are there discussions needed with any person or organisation? Is there need that should be addressed and that is not capable of being met in another area? Name Response Landform, Micklewell Park DDC must work with its partners, in particular across West Northamptonshire to understand where unmet need can be accommodated, and if necessary, how this issue might be considered in the (Barton Willmore) Local Plan review. BRANE, Brixworth - Bob We feel that evidence from local service providers eg Saxon Spires Practice should be obtained rather than just evidence form statutory bodies such as the NHS who may have little local Chattaway knowledge. Braunston Parish Council We would like to know that discussions are actively underway with the owners and potential developers of Daventry NE SUE Brixworth Neighbourhood Principally the Brixworth Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group believe that DDC co-operates well with stakeholders, but evidence o r considered opinion given by those who provide services (i.e Plan Steering Group school, medical providers etc.) should be considered sympathetically when considering development applications CC Town Planning- Land at Whilst it is accepted that DDC continue to cooperate with neighbouring authorities within West Northamptonshire and other relevant stakeholders, it is considered that Daventry may have a Flore greater role to play in the future delivery of housing in West Northants due to the lack of available sites within Northampton Borough. Furthermore, it is considered that the rural areas of Daventry District could play a greater role in the delivery of housing in order to alleviate the pressure for housing both within and surrounding Daventry Town itself. Church with Chapel No Brampton Parish Council CPRE No Gladman – Various sites Daventry clearly needs to consider the requirements of the Duty to Cooperate. Although the WNJCS has been adopted, the development of the Part 2 plans represents another opportunity to consider and strengthen joint working across administrative boundaries, especially as by the time the Part 2 plans are adopted it will have been some time since the WNJCS was adopted and circumstances/evidence may have changed in the intervening period. Most obviously, joint working will be required to address th e Northampton-Related Development Area (NRDA), which cannot currently demonstrate a five-year supply of housing land. Paragraph 178 of the Framework states that ‘public bodies have a duty to cooperate on planning issues that cross administrative boundaries’ and paragraph 179 states that ‘local planning authorities should work collaboratively with other bodies to ensure that strategic priorities across local boundaries are properly coordinated and clearly reflected in individual Local Plans’. It goes on to say that ‘joint working should enable local planning authorities to work together to meet development requirements which cannot wholly be met within their own areas – for instance, because of a lack of physical capacity. As noted above, addressing the lack of housing land supply in the NRDA is a key example. Paragraph 181 of the Framework further sets out that ‘cooperation should be a continuous process of engagement from initial thi nking through to implementation, resulting in a final position where plans are in place to provide the land and infrastructure necessary to support current and projected future levels of development’. PPG provides further explanation of how the policies contained within the Framework should be interpreted and applied. In terms of the Duty to Cooperate, PPG sets out that ‘local planning authorities should make every effort to secure the necessary cooperation on strategic cross boundary matters before they submit their Local Plans for examination’ (my emphasis). Daventry Town Council Insufficient information available to comment East Northamptonshire As Local Authorities within the same County, it is important to ensure that Daventry District and East Northamptonshire Councils cooperative and work collaboratively to ensure strategic priorities District Council are properly coordinated in our respective local plans in order to meet the requirements of the statutory Duty to Cooperate. 1 Recently, at the closing examination session for the North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy (JCS) 2011-2031 (27 November 2015), the Inspector confirmed that the JCS (Local Plan Part 1) had fulfilled the Duty to Cooperate. It is important to achieve a similarly positive outcome for the Daventry Local Plan. This response is intended to assist Daventry District Council in complying with the Duty to Cooperate requirements and will assess whether there are any significant strategic matters affecting the two Local Authorities. Overall East Northamptonshire Council is satisfied that the Local Plan as currently drafted does not flag up any particular strategic significance for East Northamptonshire Geoff Pullin (Resident- I expect it to include Rugby, Harborough and Stratford on Avon DCs Badby) Roseneath Estates Ltd We note that the document indicates the Council’s priorities to work with neighbouring authorities and other bodies in the p reparation of its plan. Local planning authorities have a duty to co- (iceniprojects) operate on strategic planning issues that cross administrative boundaries. The purpose of the duty to co-operate is to ensure strategic priorities are properly co-ordinated and clearly reflected in Local Plans. The failure to demonstrate compliance with the duty to co-operate would render the plan incapable of being found legally compliant. We therefore urge the Council to consider co- ordination with neighbouring boroughs in the delivery of the Local Plan and encourage the continuation of this through the life of the Plan. If the Development Plan document fails to accord with each of the above requirements, it is incapable of complying with the NPPF. Kilsby NDP Steering Group There is no reference to cooperation across county borders. This is crucial for the Daventry Plan because the district abuts other counties and local authorities - in particular Rugby, where proposed for Kilsby Parish Council housing development will have a major impact on roads and other aspects of infrastructure in parts of the Daventry District, but consultation/cooperation with the County Councils in Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Oxfordshire is also very important because of the impact decisions made there could have on Daventry District - and vice versa. Messrs Jackson (Landmark No Planning) Roundhill Northampton There is a very urgent and necessary requirement for Daventry District Council (DDC) to discuss arrangements whereby, in the Part 2a Daventry Local Plan, measures are taken by the allocation of (Nathaniel Lichfield & land for housing, to meet the needs of Northampton. Partners) Northampton Borough Council (NBC) has confirmed (Planning Committee 27 October 2015), that the Borough is not able to satisfy the government’s requirement for the ready availability of a five year supply of housing land. At October 2015, the confirmed housing land supply was 3.76 years and it is likely that as time has progressed, this supply, against the requirement established by the West Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy (WNJCS) has worsened. In its consideration of the approaches available to remedy the shortfall of housing land in Northampton, the Borough Council has identified three potential sources, as follows: 1 Increase the speed of delivery from identified sites; 2 Progress Part 2 plans and identify non-strategic sites for housing over and above identified windfalls 3 Grant permissions for sites not allocated in the existing Development Plan, or included in the windfall assumption. Discussions between RNL and NBC officers have determined that the only realistic way of securing a remedy to the significant and increasing shortfall in housing land in Northampton is for the Part 2 Plans of the authorities where provision is made for the needs of Northampton in the WNJCS (Daventry and South Northamptonshi re), to identify additional deliverable sites in proximity to Northampton in order to meet this need. There is thus an urgent requirement for co-operation between DDC and NBC to identify suitable locations for this additional housing land. Failure to allocate suitably located land to meet this urgent need and to plan for it properly in locations where significant additional benefits of development may be secured will result in a series of ad hoc development proposals coming forward in a variety of locations where these will, if resisted by DDC, inevitably be approved on appeal. DDC will be aware of the precedent already set for this in the case of the site at Welford Road (APP/Y2810/W/15/3011449) in September 2015. Mark Wesley (resident - No Daventry) Northampton Borough Housing and Duty to Cooperate: Council Whilst it is expected that no additional policies beyond the JCS are required for the NRDA and the SUE’s, which are already allocated to meet Northampton’s needs, no reference is made in the Issues and Options Paper to the NRDA and the already agreed strategy of meeting Northampton’s needs beyond the Borough boundary. The current five year housing land assessment for the NRDA (April 2015)