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Representation ID: 9057

Received: 12/11/2021

Respondent: Colmworth Parish Council

Agent: Troy Planning + Design

1.4. BBC explains that it plans to make provision for significantly more homes as described in the ‘Arc joint declaration’ by creating an uplift of 33% when compared with the locally-calculated housing growth planned for the Local Plan 20305. This statement by BBC requires much further clarification as it is unclear how an additional 33% is being calculated.
1.5. BBC explains that it must submit the Local Plan Review to Government to Examination by January 2023 or else the Local Plan policies will be deemed ‘out of date’. However, given the circumstances, as explained above the central purpose of requiring the quick review of the Local Plan is due to the Inspectors predicting that the details of the Arc would have been known by this time. In terms of the risk and threat of Local Plan policies being deemed ‘out of date’, recent case law has clarified the position in relation to this point and it is not as black and white as BBC has explained. We consider that this point needs much closer examination by the Council in discussion with the Secretary of State before concluding that the Local Plan must be updated ‘at all costs’ given the current local and national circumstances.