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NCC Responses to Issues & Options Comments
Return to the Core Strategy - Issues and Options page.
These PDFs contain all the responses and comments made and the Council's response.
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Remember, these responses are to comments made at the Issues & Options consultation in July/August 21012.
There has been a massive shift in strategy since then and many of the comments and responses are no longer appropriate.
The latest consultation - Housing, Employment and Green Belt - completely ignores some of the majority views expressed in previous consultations.
One example is that, although the Green Belt extension proposed in Issues & Options met was welcomed by the majority, the latest consultation reduces it to a quarter of the size originally proposed.
Chapter 2 A spatial portrait of Northumberland
Chapter 3 Spatial visions and objectives
Chapter 4 Strategic development and spatial distribution options
Chapter 5 Settlement role and function
Chapter 7 Developing a resilient economy
Chapter 8 Town centres and retailing
Chapter 12 Commercial scale renewable and low carbon energy
Chapter 13 Sustainable construction and small-scale renewable technologies
Chapter 15 Information and communication technologies
Chapter 16 Community facilities
Chapter 17 Green infrastructure
Chapter 19 Historic environment
Longhorsley Parish Council
These are the NCCs responses to comments made by Longhorsley Parish Council.
Ponteland Residents
These are the NCCs responses Ponteland residents comments:
Question 9: Do you agree with the settlements included in each tier as set out in table 5.2, table 5.3 and table 5.4?
Answer from 309 Ponteland residents: No - Ponteland should be Tier 2 NOT Tier 1
NCC says: Comment noted.
Editors note: The tier system has now been abandoned.
Question 10: Is the evidence listed in table 6.1 for establishing the housing requirements appropriate, are there any other approaches which should be considered?
Answer from 297 Ponteland residents: There is an adequate housing supply in the Ponteland area and there is no need for a new development land to be created on green belt.
NCC says: The Council has commissioned further population and household modelling work together with an update to its long term employment forecasts. These will test a series of different growth based scenarios. The Council will also be undertaking further Housing Need Study work to identify the types and levels of affordable housing required at the Delivery Area and local area levels. A review of the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) and Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) will also be undertaken early in 2013. The findings of these evidence base studies will inform the scale and distribution of housing (both market and affordable) required at the delivery area and Northumberland area levels and may warrant exploration of possible Green Belt boundary revisions to accommodate housing where assessed to be appropriate and suitable. Further engagement on housing and Green Belt policies will be informed by the results of this work and further consultation will take place on these topics in summer 2013.
Editors note: The scenarios reviewed for Ponteland & Stamfordham were SNPP (natural growth) [280 new houses], RSS [300], RSS + 20% [360], Past Delivery [160] and Dwelling Led [750-850-1,000]
The scenario selected as part of the Preferred Option was Dwelling Led with 850 new houses.
Question 41: Do you agree with the proposed treatment of settlements within the existing and proposed Northumberland Green Belt? Please outline any exceptions if you consider an alternative approach would be appropriate.
Answer from 302 Ponteland residents: The existing green belt boundary should not be changed in order to protect the character of Ponteland and prevent urban sprawl.
NCC says: The Council recognises the special character of Ponteland (editors: some responses say Corbridge) and its setting however, given the length of time since the Green Belt was established, some localised review of the boundaries may be required to accommodate appropriate development required during and beyond the Core Strategy plan period. To inform such decisions the Council is currently updating its population modelling in cooperation with neighbouring authorities.
Editors note: The Preferred Option is to delete areas in Hexham, Prudhoe, & Ponteland from Green Belt and to reduce the Green Belt extension to about a quarter of that proposed in Issues & Options.
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