Policy DM5 - Ground Conditions

Object

Representation ID: 5512

Received: 15/04/2013

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The NPPF 120 and 121 to prevent unacceptable risks from pollution and land instability planning policies should ensure that new development is appropriate for its location. Hastings has many steeply sloping sites or in areas of land instability. This means the Council should not accept doubtful sites and must act accordingly. These sites should not be validated, registered. This applies to pollution and land instability. This information should be given before planning permission given.

Object

Representation ID: 5600

Received: 15/04/2013

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? Yes

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

We support the inclusion of policy DM5 which requires developers to submit adequate assessments of ground conditions, in the interests of protecting water quality and human health. The NPPF (para.121) clearly states that developers must provide sufficient information as part of a planning application in order to inform the decision.