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Great Parks, Paignton - Planning Brief 'A Guide to the Development of a Sustainable Community at Great Parks'

‘A guide to the development of a sustainable community at Great Parks’

 

The Great Parks, Paignton: Planning Brief SPD is one of a series of Local Development Documents that forms part of the emerging Torbay Local Development Framework (LDF). The LDF will eventually replace the Adopted Torbay Local Plan 1995 – 2011 and will form the basis for decisions on spatial planning and land use within Torbay up to 2026.

 

Great Parks is a residential area to the west of Paignton allocated for further development in the Adopted Torbay Local Plan (Policies H1.11, H1.12 and H1.13 apply). The proposed Planning Brief provides guidance on the way in which the remaining phases of the current housing development should be implemented. It puts forward proposals to secure a sustainable residential development that is accessible, served by an appropriate level of community facilities, built to a high standard of urban design and energy efficient. It also sets out guidance on the way in which affordable housing is to be provided on this site. This SPD is subject to a Sustainability Appraisal.

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Policy Framework;

Decision status: Abandoned

Wards affected: Blatchcombe;

Decision due: 6 Dec 2012 by Council

Lead member: Deputy Mayor Executive Lead for Strategic Planning, Housing, Energy and Environmental Policy, Mayor and Executive Lead for Employment and Regeneration, Finance and Audit

Lead director: Charles Uzzell

Contact: Les Crump, Executive Head of Spatial Planning Email: les.crump@torbay.gov.uk.

Consultation process

Informal four week and formal six week consultation and public participation periods in accordance with Development Plan Regulations, using press, Connections, Libraries and specific Council offices. Variety of means of consultation used including leaflets, consultation forms (paper copy and online) – further details set out in the SPD.

Consultees

Ward Councillors, the Local Development Framework Working Party, Torbay Strategic Partnership, Community Partnerships, Torbay Care Trust, Place Policy Development Group and local pharmacists.

Key Risks: Failure to prepare the SPD would result in non-compliance with the statutory obligations set out in The Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) Regulations 2004 and be in conflict with the adopted Torbay Local Development Scheme (LDS). There would be a risk to the ability of the Council to secure a development of an acceptable standard and to deliver appropriate levels of affordable housing in the absence of clear and detailed planning guidance for developers and decision makers.

If you want to make representations contact:: Steve Turner, telephone (01803) 208812, fax (01803) 20882, email steve.turner@torbay.gov.uk, address Torbay Council, Town Hall, Castle Circus, Torquay, TQ1 3DR