Option 1: A suggested Policy - Community Facilities

Comment

Representation ID: 4682

Received: 14/08/2012

There is no glossary and no description for the term 'community facilities'. For clarity and so that guidelines are clear and consistent we recommend a description for this term as: community facilities provide for the health and wellbeing, social, educational, spiritual, recreational, leisure and cultural needs of the community.

Even if you dont agree with our understanding of this term it is important that your interpretation is understood in the context of your policies which are intended to serve as clear statements to let communities, developers and others know the basis and criteria by which planning decisions will be made.

Object

Representation ID: 4750

Received: 14/08/2012

Theatres Trust do not consider that it is always necessary for community facilities to be economically viable - their existence is for the benefit of the community and not necessarily to be a commercial success. As such, alternative policy wording is suggested to provide further guidance. The NPPF re-inforces the importance of community facilities and requires a policy to guard against their unnecessary loss.

Support

Representation ID: 4786

Received: 17/08/2012

Southern Water supports Community Facilities Option 1. It is important that there is support from the local planning authority in development management plan policies for the provision of additional water supply and wastewater infrastructure.

In addition to development plan policies, delivery of infrastructure improvements needs to be supported by planning consents and in the case of wastewater treatment environmental permits from the Environment Agency.

This helps to ensure that new and improved water supply and wastewater infrastructure that may be required can be delivered.