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Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation

Representation ID: 3445

Received: 11/07/2021

Respondent: Mr Gordon Message

Representation Summary:

The plans all indicate a station at Wixams. This does not exist. It should have been built more than a decade ago and there is no guarantee current planning will be complete in time to use set aside developer money before their revised deadline. Its completion is therefore in doubt.
This issue highlights the difficulty of enforcing planning aspirations. Any plan must be based on actual or realistic infrastructure considerations.

Full text:

The plans all indicate a station at Wixams. This does not exist. It should have been built more than a decade ago and there is no guarantee current planning will be complete in time to use set aside developer money before their revised deadline. Its completion is therefore in doubt.
This issue highlights the difficulty of enforcing planning aspirations. Any plan must be based on actual or realistic infrastructure considerations.