Welcome to Killamarsh RAGE

Click on the link below to link to the 12 guide notes for objections

https://www.killamarshtownteam.org.uk/documents-1

HOW TO OBJECT TO A PLANNING APPLICATION.

Anyone has a right to object to a submitted planning application.  There are a number of issues that should be considered before doing so.

Every objection of supportive comment should show the Planning Application number of the relevant application.  The response should show the name and postal address of the writer, even if the comment is made by email.

Certain locations, such as Conservation areas or land within the Green Belt, require the planning authority to exercise stricter control over any development or alteration taking place within them.  Green Belt land precludes ‘inappropriate development’ from taking place within its boundaries.  It does, however, allow such things as small developments of affordable homes and traveller sites, particularly if there is evidence of an unmet need that cannot be accommodated elsewhere, or there is a particularly pressing identified need.  Many other conditions will also have to be met.

Material Planning Considerations.

These are the only issues that the Planning Authority or Planning Committee will consider when making their decision on a planning application.  They include:

• Loss of light or ‘overshadowing’
• Loss of visual amenity (note, this does NOT INCLUDE loss of view)
• The ‘amenity’ can be defined as the ‘pleasantness or attractiveness of a place’
• Adequacy of parking/loading/turning
• Highway safety
• Traffic generation
• Use or storage of hazardous materials
• Unpleasant smells
• Loss of trees
• Effects on listed buildings or a conservation area
• Layout/density f buildings
• Design and appearance of buildings, or material used in construction
• Landscaping
• Road ccess
• Planning policies – local, regional, national or strategic
• Government circulars or orders
• Disabled access
• Proposals in the Local Development Plan
• Previous planning decisions
• Nature conservation
• Archaeology
• Specific use of solar panels.

Matters that will not be taken into account by the Local Planning Authority include:

• Loss of property value
• Private disputes between neighbours
• Loss of a view from your home
• Impact of construction work or competition between companies
• Restrictive covenants
• Ownership disputes over rights of way
• Fence lines
• Personal moral comments or views about the applicant.

Whilst anyone may wish to supply a personal/historical perspective to their comments it is unlikely to be considered relevant unless the issue falls within one of the Material Planning Considerations.

There are many websites containing advice on how to challenge a planning application.  If you put ‘Material Planning Consideration’ into your search engine a variety of documents will give much food for thought, including sample letters of objection from the CPRE site.

https://www.facebook.com/lee4ned/posts/6731408590218174

HOW TO OBJECT TO A PLANNING APPLICATION.

Anyone has a right to object to a submitted planning application.  There are a number of issues that should be considered before doing so.

Every objection of supportive comment should show the Planning Application number of the relevant application.  The response should show the name and postal address of the writer, even if the comment is made by email.

Certain locations, such as Conservation areas or land within the Green Belt, require the planning authority to exercise stricter control over any development or alteration taking place within them.  Green Belt land precludes ‘inappropriate development’ from taking place within its boundaries.  It does, however, allow such things as small developments of affordable homes and traveller sites, particularly if there is evidence of an unmet need that cannot be accommodated elsewhere, or there is a particularly pressing identified need.  Many other conditions will also have to be met.

Material Planning Considerations.

These are the only issues that the Planning Authority or Planning Committee will consider when making their decision on a planning application.  They include:

• Loss of light or ‘overshadowing’
• Loss of visual amenity (note, this does NOT INCLUDE loss of view)
• The ‘amenity’ can be defined as the ‘pleasantness or attractiveness of a place’
• Adequacy of parking/loading/turning
• Highway safety
• Traffic generation
• Use or storage of hazardous materials
• Unpleasant smells
• Loss of trees
• Effects on listed buildings or a conservation area
• Layout/density of buildings
• Design and appearance of buildings, or material used in construction
• Landscaping
• Road access
• Planning policies – local, regional, national or strategic
• Government circulars or orders
• Disabled access
• Proposals in the Local Development Plan
• Previous planning decisions
• Nature conservation
• Archaeology
• Specific use of solar panels.

Matters that will not be taken into account by the Local Planning Authority include:

• Loss of property value
• Private disputes between neighbours
• Loss of a view
• Impact of construction work or competition between companies
• Restrictive covenants
• Ownership disputes over rights of way
• Fence lines
• Personal moral comments or views about the applicant.

Whilst anyone may wish to supply a personal/historical perspective to their comments it is unlikely to be considered relevant unless the issue falls within one of the Material Planning Considerations.

There are many websites containing advice on how to challenge a planning application.  If you put ‘Material Planning Consideration’ into your search engine a variety of documents will give much food for thought, including sample letters of objection from the CPRE site.

HOW TO COMMENT ON A PLANNING APPLICATION.

There are two ways to comment on a Planning Application to North East Derbyshire District Council.

The easiest one is to comment online.  Put ‘neddc planning’ into your search engine and look for ‘how to comment on a planning application’.  You need to accept the ‘terms and conditions’ and to register, giving your personal details.  Anonymous messages will not be accepted.  Type in what you want to say or what you wish to comment upon.  Make sure you have shown the specific reference number – in this case, application number 16/01302/FL- and type your comments or attach any document you may have prepared.

For anyone who wishes to comment in writing they should quote the application reference number and their name and address, write what they wish to say (as discussed on the specific areas that can be objected to) and post it to:

North East Derbyshire District Council,

Development Management Support Officer,

2013 Mill Lane,

Wingerworth,

Chesterfield,

Derbyshire,

S42 6NG.

RAGE UPDATE  –  LOCAL PLAN 30 Mar 2020

30.3.20.

Dear Friends,

I hope you are all keeping well, social distancing and self-isolating wherever necessary.  Please stay safe.  This is, of course, the big issue at present, but normal life will resume at some stage in the future

It seems a long time since we last communicated, so I thought I would bring you up to date on issues relating to the Local Plan.

You will recall that the last time I wrote about this it was to say that the Local Plan had been ‘paused’ to enable the new NEDDC administration to seek to amend the Plan to exclude Green Belt sites from it.

I know that Lee Rowley, M.P. posted a couple of weeks ago that the Plan had now been ‘unpaused’, i.e. it was going ahead as previously written.  After extensive legal advice, together with discussions with the Planning Inspectorate, it became apparent that the ‘old’ Plan was too far advanced to change things within it; a disappointment to us all, particularly your parish and district councillors, who have fought extremely hard to change things.

I have had very helpful discussions with Lee Rowley, M.P., together with Councillor Charlotte Cupitt, the NEDDC lead on the Local Plan, and we have considered further options available to us.

The next stage is that the Inspector is obliged to hold public consultations on the changes that she had already made to the Local Plan, i.e. the removal of large sites at Eckington and Dronfield from the Plan.  This will be an opportunity to show that this decision is unfair on Killamarsh, in that we will be left to take the lion’s share of new development (comparative to population) under what is left of the Plan.

There are a number of areas that show that the Westthorpe site is totally unsuitable for large-scale development.  I will not go into them in this message (we don’t know who views our open messages), so we will not forewarn them, but I am looking at six specific areas currently.  I will explain more at our next public meeting, whenever that might be.

I know little of the proposed site at Norwood because no-one has contacted me about it and there has been no outline planning permission sought on it.  If anyone has any information of the proposed Norwood site, please get a message to me through the RAGE website.

This has been a long haul for those who supported RAGE from the outset – nearly 10 years.  We are not going to give in and will continue to fight for what is right.

Stick with us and continue with your excellent support.  We will need you to make written comments when the time is right (soon).  I will be present when the Inspector holds the next public inquiry into the Plan changes, as I know some of your parish and district councillors will.

Good Luck, stay healthy and keep safe.

Best Regards,

Paul Johnson, Chair of R.A.G.E.

LOCAL PLAN – UPDATE – AUGUST 2019

As I advised previously the new Conservative-led administration have ‘paused’ the Local Plan, i.e. it will not be implemented until further consultation has happened with the government Inspector.

Letters have been exchanged during which the current leaders of NEDDC have sought the advice of the Inspector over how they can further protect Green Belt areas ‘at risk’ (from development), including those identified within Killamarsh.

This is a tricky legal situation because of the policies put in place by the previous administration, and the fact that the Local Plan is a long way down the line of completion.

The Inspector has responded to say that she sees three options;

1. Continue with the current plan, with further consultation on minor changes already made (none of which helps us),

2. Review the evidence base in respect of site allocations to see whether any new evidence is available (this will involve further public consultation),

3. Withdraw the Plan (and presumably submit another Plan).

There is no indication at the moment as to which option NEDDC will pursue.

I am making my own representations to the new NEDDC on behalf of RAGE members, particularly in respect of the Green Lane site (where I have lots of relevant information) and the Rotherham Road site (where I have very little information).

I will keep you updated on developments, but I will not post for the sake of it; merely when something of relevance has happened.  It may be a while!

The two letters (initially from the Council, with a response from the Inspector) can be viewed at:-

https://www.ne-derbyshire.gov.uk/index.php/local-plan-examination

When you reach this site select   ~   ‘Latest News and Updates’   then scroll down to 7/8/19 and you will see 2 x documents ED85 and ED86

Please note the following link to an objection letter from Paul Johnson, chairman, RAGE to NEDDC Planning Department

Local Plan – application for OLP (Green Lane)

Below you will find a LINK to a copy of RAGE Chair Paul Johnsons response to the Public Inquiry on the proposed NEDDC Local Plan for additional Housing and it’s affects on Killamarsh.   Please feel free to download/print this off to assist you in formulating your own response for submission.

Your response needs to be submitted to the Inspector before 5pm MONDAY 22nd OCTOBER, which is NEXT MONDAY

The submission needs to be paper based, in TRIPLICATE, STAPLED and HOLE PUNCHED and needs to be sent to:-

.     Louise St. John-Howe     Programme Officer

.     PO Box 10965

.     Sudbbury

.     Suffolk   CO10 3BF

Please also email an electronic copy to her at   programme.officer@ne-derbyshire.gov.uk

Here is Paul’s response

Local Publication Plan Public Inquiry Oct 2018 – Paul Johnson

Just after this post you will find a copy of our MP, Lee Rowley’s, response as well as the official documents relating to the inquiry

PLEASE MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD

As promised at the meeting at Nether Green Tuesday 9th October, the following is a link to MP Lee Rowley’s response to the Local Plan

Local Plan response – 05042018 – Lee Rowley