Secretary of State's Proposed Changes to Regional Spatial
Strategy
The Secretary of State (SoS) published the Regional Spatial
Strategy Proposed Changes for public consultation in July 2008. The
following development is proposed for Purbeck District Council:
- 5150 new dwellings by the year 2026 (257.5 dwellings per
annum)
This is a 146% increase from the democratically agreed 2100
dwellings requirement for Purbeck by the South West Regional
Assembly in the Draft RSS (105 dwellings per annum). This is split
as follows:
(a) 2750 dwellings strategic allocation
- No longer referred to as Western Extension, but instead referred
to as ‘Area of Search 7B at Lytchett Minster’ and referenced on
simplistic plan as area between A350 and A35, corresponding largely
with that proposed by Bloor Homes.
- Area of Search would be removed from the Green Belt leading to
coalescence of Lytchett Minster with Upton.
- Housing identified on premise that ‘demand management’ (i.e.
consideration of park and ride or congestion charging) will
overcome traffic congestion.
- Lack of detail on infrastructure requirements – left to local
authorities to resolve
(b) 2400 dwellings elsewhere in Purbeck
A combination of infilling on brownfield sites and greenfield
allocations around towns and/or larger villages
- 152 hectares of employment land proposed around the SE Dorset
conurbation (Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch) to accommodate
42,000 new jobs, although new sites will probably need to be
identified in Purbeck
- 44 Gypsy and Traveller residential pitches and 21 transit
pitches required by the year 2011 – a new site or sites will need
to be found.
Purbeck District Council submitted representations to the SoS in
October 2008 objecting principally to the increase in housing
levels from 2,100 to 5,150 dwellings. The Council now awaits
the final decision of the SoS, hopefully during early 2010.
Contact:
Regional Spatial Strategy Team
Government Office for the South West
2 Rivergate, Temple Quay
Bristol
BS1 6EH
E-Mail:
rssconsult@gosw.gsi.gov.uk
Telephone: 0117 900 1705
Fax:
0117 900 1914
Downloads:
Internal Links:
View Purbeck District Councils
Representations
Regional Spatial Strategy - Update
Purbeck's Core Strategy (the new 'Local
Plan')
External Links:
Government
Office for the South West Web-site
Bloor Homes' proposals for the Western Extension
South
West Regional Assembly
South
West Examination in Public - Participant's Statements
South West
Examination in Public - Representations
Draft
South West RSS Examination in Public Panel Report
Regional
Spatial Strategy Proposed Changes
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For general advice please contact:
Planning Policy Team
Planning Services Section
Purbeck District Council
Westport House
Worgret Road
Wareham
Dorset BH20 4PP
Tel: 01929 557339
E-mail: ldf@purbeck-dc.gov.uk