Object

Representation ID: 5950

Received: 08/09/2021

Respondent: Staploe Parish Council

I am very concerned and disappoint by the transparency that this call for sites initially showed Dennybrook (site 977) as a much smaller site beyond the boundaries of Honeydon. We were only informed in May 2021 (an astonishing 8 months after the call for sites closed) that the site boundary had expanded by approximately 25% to engulf the whole of the hamlet of Honeydon and Begwary. The new site showed many existing homes, including mine of 13 yrs surrounded on all sides by housing estates. Therefore I believe that the call for sites was not conducted in an open and transparent manner. Residents and myself only had one month to gather our thoughts about this enormous new development of up to 10,800 homes which engulfs our properties before the draft consultation opened. I do not believe this is a fair consultation!

Duloe Field (3420) was also added late. We do not believe sites submitted after the deadline should be considered.
100 word summary
The site at Dennybrook expanded in area by around 25% after the call for sites closed to engulf the hamlets of Honeydon and Begwary. I was informed only 8 months after the call for sites closed (sept 2020) about this expansion which left only 4 weeks for myself and other residents to consider this and seek advice before the consultation on the Draft Local Plan opened. Duloe Field (site 3420) was also submitted after the deadline. We do not believe sites submitted after the deadline should be considered and certainly not very large sites submitted 8 months after the deadline.