Comment

Representation ID: 9538

Received: 13/07/2022

Respondent: Ravensden Parish Council

Ravensden PC notes that many of the Policies in the adopted 2030 Local Plan and in the 2013 Allocations and Designations Local Plan, and even some in the 2002 Local Plan, will remain extant after the 2040 Local Plan is finally adopted (see Appendix 1 to the 2040 submission plan). That will mean that anyone using the development plan to formulate or determine development proposals anywhere in the Borough will have to consult up to 4 separate documents and, in the case of proposals in Neighbourhood Plan areas such as Ravensden, some 5 development plan documents, together with associated Design Guides etc. The plethora of documents and policies at Borough level will potentially be overwhelming and confusing, and could give rise to unnecessarily conflicting interpretations of policies. We suggest the Borough Council should take the opportunity to consolidate all the various Local Plan documents into a single publication.