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North Yorkshire County Council - Richmond Area Constituency Committee

Statement on Planning Application 21/02719/FUL

Dear Residents

Rudby Parish Council is now able to set out its position on Planning Application 21/02719/FUL for 79 homes to be built at Paddocks End and Embleton Farm.

The Parish Council has found a number of positive aspects to the application. The Paddocks End site has been identified by the draft Neighbourhood Plan as the preferred site for development. The Parish Council also likes the different types of homes proposed, including bungalows and low-cost homes, (together known as the housing mix).

The Parish Council noted that as of 21 December 2021 38 letters of objection and no letters of support had been submitted to the Hambleton planning portal. The Parish Council had received 23 emails by the same date, all objecting to the application.

Having carefully considered all of the above the Parish Council has decided that it cannot support Planning Application 21/02719/FUL. The main reasons are as follows:

* The land in the application is not allocated for development. If it was approved it could lead to more applications in other green field sites around the Parish.
* 79 homes exceed the parish need as identified by the Neighbourhood Plan process.
* The application describes itself as an alternative to the draft Neighbourhood Plan which has been worked on by residents for a number of years and is nearly completed, this undermines the democratic process followed to date.
* There would be a variety of adverse impacts, many of which have been identified by residents in their letters of objection. Some benefits that were previously identified in leaflets, such as a circular walk, are not included in the application.

The Parish Council will now seek professional assistance to prepare its objection to submit to Hambleton.

Following a request from the Parish Council, Hambleton have agreed to extend the deadline for both the Parish Council and residents to make submissions to 17 January 2021. Residents are encouraged to make their submissions as soon as possible. Hambleton anticipate that the application will be determined at planning committee on 10 February (shortly before the statutory time limit for the determination).

The Parish Council will continue to review submission from residents while it prepares its own submission. If Covid permits, the Parish Council hopes to hold a public meeting before the submission deadline so that residents can raise any points in person.

The Parish Council recommends that you make your own submissions to Hambleton via the Planning Portal at: www.planning.hambleton.gov.uk

Alternatively you can email the planning department at planning@hambleton.gov.uk or write to Hambleton at Civic Centre, Stone Cross, Rotary Way, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL6 2UU.

You can also tell the Parish Council what you think by emailing the Parish Clerk at rudbyparishcouncil@gmail.com or by writing to Parish Clerk, 25 North Side, Hutton Rudby TS15 0DA

Rudby Parish Council 22 December 2021