Comment
First Draft Local List Supplementary Planning Document
Representation ID: 11
Received: 07/05/2025
Respondent: Mrs Sylvia Chaplin
6.10 In the past, insufficient weight has been given to settlement patterns in relation to NDHAs. For example, the amalgamation of neighbouring plots, the approval of over-large dwellings on plots that are narrow or have restricted depth, the overdevelopment of backland have often overlaid the settlement pattern even within conservation areas. This has sometimes been to the point where it is no longer possible to 'read' the character of the area originally proposed for conservation status. Where the SPD gives such protection, it should be given the necessary weight in reaching the planning balance in a decision.
6.10 In the past, insufficient weight has been given to settlement patterns in relation to NDHAs. For example, the amalgamation of neighbouring plots, the approval of over-large dwellings on plots that are narrow or have restricted depth, the overdevelopment of backland have often overlaid the settlement pattern even within conservation areas. This has sometimes been to the point where it is no longer possible to 'read' the character of the area originally proposed for conservation status. Where the SPD gives such protection, it should be given the necessary weight in reaching the planning balance in a decision.