Agenda - pdf - Selby District Council

Cunane Town
Planning obo
Samuel Smith
Old Brewery
Cunane Town
Planning obo
Samuel Smith
Old Brewery
systems. The sue of renewable energy technology is welcomed, and should not
be excluded merely on aesthetic grounds. The NFU fully supports the principle
of renewable energy and the role that farming can play in this as a form of
diversification through harnessing and exploring low-carbon renewable energy
services, in order to play a role in the mitigation of climate change.
The VDS could have the potential to encourage attempts to secure development
in countryside villages such as Acaster Selby or Stutton, which would be
irresponsible in the face of adopted planning policy. A VDS intrinsically
recognises the possibility of development proposals and that such proposals,
where subject to planning controls, may be granted permission. It is essential
therefore that the VDS emphasises the pre-eminence of the development plan
and what I might summarise as a general resistance to development in the
countryside and a presumption against development in the Green Belt, unless
specifically in accordance with locally and nationally defined criteria. These
issues have been addressed in earlier representations regarding the emerging
draft but have not been fully and satisfactorily addressed.
References throughout the document to the VDS being applied in consideration
of “development” proposals is misleading in that as much of what it relates to
does not necessarily compromise “development” in a sense that it may be
understood by “the man in the street”. I suggest either that the opening section 1
“ Purpose of a village design statement” should include an early definition of
what is meant by “development” encompassing a broad range of works from
replacing windows and doors , new fences, repairs to buildings, small extensions
and new build works. The alternative is to use a phrase such as “works” to offset
the implication that “development” will be acceptable in the villages
concerned. Similarly, having adopted the word “development” you are then
forced to refer to those carrying out the work as “developers” which has clear
connotations of works of a comparatively major scale in relation to some of the
villages to which these VDS relate.
development to be respectful to the local
vernacular. Similarly, the use of renewable
energy technology will inevitably lead to
changing aesthetic qualities of farms. As
long as the principles of the VDS are
acknowledged, then modern development of
all types can be accommodated in the
villages.
The role and status of the VDS is clearly set
out in the appendix (hierarchy of LDF
documents), and also in the introduction to a
VDS where it is clear that the document is
used to guide the architecture and form of
development. It is clear that it will not affect
the principle of development.
It is unnecessary to repeat national planning
policy in local planning policy, and therefore it
is unnecessary to repeat local policy in SPD.
The Council considers that to the “man in the
street”, there is no discernable difference
between “development” and “works”. The
VDS is clear in that it seeks to improve the
understanding of local context and promote it
wherever any change is undertaken, be it
though a formal planning application or
simple repairs/maintenance.
The existing text already refers to a broad
range of “development”.
By inference, changing to “works”, the
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