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LOCAL PLAN FOR BOLSOVER DISTRICT
REPRESENTATION FORM
General Information
This consultation exercise is focussed on asking you what you think about the strategic
options that will inform the Bolsover District Council’s Local Plan process. This exercise
represents the second consultation stage of the Council’s work on its Local Plan, and we
are interested to know your opinion on the following strategic local plan issues:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Local Plan Vision
Local Plan Objectives.
Housing Target Options
Employment Target Options
Suggested Strategic Sites
Spatial Strategy Options (where development goes)
Any other suggested options
If you wish to tell us your suggestions, please fill in this form and we will treat this as your
representation.
Submitting your representation online
Submitting your representation online is a quicker way of getting involved.
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Your representation will already have your contact details filled in.
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You will receive an instant confirmation email to give you a receipt so
that you know your representation has been successfully delivered and
that your comments will be considered.
 Go to https://bolsover.jdi-consult.net/localplan/ for more information.
(If you don’t yet have an account, you can set one up easily from this web
address)
Please return to Bolsover District Council
by 5:00 PM (17:00) on Friday 11th December 2015
Filling in the form
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PLEASE READ THE GUIDANCE NOTE BEFORE COMPLETING THIS FORM
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Your comments are classed as formal representations on the Local Plan.
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This form has two parts:
Part A: Personal and contact details
Part B: Your Representation
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Please fill in a separate sheet for each representation you wish to make.
PART A – PERSONAL AND CONTACT DETAILS
Your details
Title
First Name
Last Name
Job Title (if relevant)
Organisation (if relevant)
Email address
Address Line 1
Address Line 2
Address Line 3
Agents details
(if applicable)
Ms
Rosy
Carter
LNP Co-ordinator
Lowland Derbyshire and
Nottinghamshire Local
Nature Partnership
rosy.carter@d2n2lep.org>
NG2 Business
8 Experian Way
Nottingham
Address Line 4
Postcode
Telephone Number
NG2 1EP
01159578757
If you do not complete this section, your comments will not be registered or considered as
part of the process.
PART B – YOUR REPRESENTATION
Local Plan Vision
Question 1 (See pages 27 to 29 of the consultation document)
Do you support or object to the Local Plan Vision?
SUPPORT
________
OBJECT
__Yes_______
If the Vision does not fully reflect your views, please tell us if you think anything should be
added / removed.
The vision has thoughtfully considered and been partitioned into the three aspects of
sustainability (economic, social and environmental). We welcome this approach. However,
the environment role excludes key natural capital asset safeguarding over and above
those outlined in the vision, namely green infrastructure, landscape character, biodiversity,
and climate change adaption through development design. We are, therefore, concerned
of the lack of consideration in the vision towards safeguarding those other important
natural capital assets through the plan duration and beyond. These are:
1. Air and air quality protection including existing AQMAs and areas of future risk.
2. Water resource provision concern and infrastructure investment and flood
protection.
3. Mineral assets safeguarding including potential shale gas resource in the area.
4. Soil and agricultural asset safeguarding particularly grade 2 land.
The safeguarding or investment in asset development will be necessary to ensure future
development is sustainable and can support the other economic and social needs.
Local Plan Objectives
Question 2 (See pages 30 to 36 of the consultation document)
Do you support or object to the Local Plan Objectives?
SUPPORT
________
OBJECT
___Yes______
If these Objectives do not fully reflect what you think is important in Bolsover District,
please tell us if you think anything should be added / removed.
We support the objectives listed but note that the safeguarding of the following assets to
support the economy and social aims are not stated or incorporated into objectives of the
development plan:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Mineral assets
Soil, agricultural assets (agri land classification grade 1 / 2)
Water resource / provision
Air and air quality safe guarding.
We recommend these are incorporated as over the long term there is a risk of
deterioration and/or reduce supply of these assets.
Housing Target Options
Question 3 (See pages 37 to 41 of the consultation document)
Which one housing target do you think is the most appropriate for Bolsover District?
Option A
SUPPORT
_________ OBJECT
_________
Option B
SUPPORT
___Yes___ OBJECT
_________
Option C
SUPPORT
_________ OBJECT
_________
None of these
SUPPORT
_________ OBJECT
_________
Please tell us why you think this.
Option B meets the HMA needs assessment target.
Employment Target Options
Question 4 (See pages 37 and 38 and 42 to 45 of the consultation document)
Which one employment target do you think is the most appropriate for Bolsover District?
Option A
SUPPORT
_________ OBJECT
_________
Option B
SUPPORT
____Yes___ OBJECT
_________
Option C
SUPPORT
_________ OBJECT
_________
None of these
SUPPORT
_________ OBJECT
_________
Please tell us why you think this.
Option B matches current supply of land with permissions.
Suggested Strategic Sites
Question 5 (See pages 46 to 51 of the consultation document)
Do you support or object to any / all of these suggested strategic sites influencing the
Council’s spatial strategy either in whole or in part?
a) Bolsover North
SUPPORT
_________ OBJECT
_________
b) Former Coalite
Chemical Works site
SUPPORT
_________ OBJECT
_________
c) Clowne North
SUPPORT
_________ OBJECT
_________
d) Former Whitwell
Colliery site
SUPPORT
_________ OBJECT
_________
Please tell us why you think this.
No comment
Spatial Strategy Options (where development goes)
Questions 6 to 9 (See pages 52 to 61 of the consultation document)
We want your comments on all four of the following ways of distributing growth in
Bolsover District as outlined in Questions 6 to 9.
Question 6 - Spatial Option A: Focus on the more sustainable settlements
Do you support or object to the Local Plan for Bolsover District being focussed on growth
in sustainable settlements?
SUPPORT
________
OBJECT
_________
Please tell us why you think this.
No comment
Question 7 - Spatial Option B: Focus on the most viable settlements
Do you support or object to the Local Plan for Bolsover District being focussed on growth
in viable settlements?
SUPPORT
________
OBJECT
_________
Please tell us why you think this.
No comment
Question 8 - Spatial Option C: Focus on those settlements with key regeneration needs
Do you support or object to the Local Plan for Bolsover District being focussed on growth
in settlements with regeneration needs?
SUPPORT
________
OBJECT
_________
Please tell us why you think this.
No comment
Question 9 - Spatial Option D: Focus on an East-West growth corridor
Do you support or object to the Local Plan for Bolsover District being focussed on growth
in those settlements along the A617 from M1 J29 to Shirebrook?
SUPPORT
________
OBJECT
Please tell us why you think this.
No comment
_________
Question 10 (See page 62 of the consultation document)
Question 10 - Any Other Options?
If you think there is a more realistic option or combination of options available that the
Council should consider please set this out below along with your reasoning and
supporting evidence.
No comment,
Anything else?
Question 11 (See page 62 of the consultation document)
If there are any other comments you wish to make on this stage in the plan making
process that are not covered by any other question in this consultation, please set them
out below.
The following is unclear from the development plan strategic options and its sustainability
appraisal:
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how much green infrastructure is necessary and required to support the
development plan and future HMA needs including climate change adaption and
flood risk prevention;
How much grade 1-3 land would be loss from either of the strategic options;
What quantified water resource gap occurs with the proposed development plan;
What areas are at risk of worsening air quality or creation of AQMAs particularly
along growth corridors;
Which, if any, mineral assets are impacted by the preferred options and the size of
impact. Including shale gas assets.
We recommend and require that these are confirmed and made clear.
Please return the completed form by 5pm (17:00) on Friday 11th December 2015 to:
By email:
planning.policy@bolsover.gov.uk
By post:
Planning Policy Team
Bolsover District Council
The Arc
High Street
Clowne
S43 4JY
If you have any questions, please contact us on 01246 242203.
Next Steps
The Council will consider all representations received and the findings of evidence reports,
and based on this information the Council will decide upon a Preferred Option that will
inform its draft Local Plan and the reasonable alternatives for further consultation in
September / October 2016.
All personal information provided to Bolsover District Council will be held and
treated in confidence in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.
Your personal information will only be used for the purpose for which it was given, which is
to ensure your representation is recorded, to contact you regarding your representation
and to keep you informed of the preparation of the Council’s Local Plan and of further
opportunities to get involved.
However, the content of your representation including your name and address will be
available for public inspection, and will be published online and in public reports and
documents.