Today I've spent what seems like many hours deep in numerous Council documents - Cabinet papers for tonight, Development Control papers for next week plus various reports like the "Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment: Methodology Scoping Report" - catchy title that one!Photo: Ruscombe fields - not at risk by this report
As I've had a query re it I'll note it here - hopefully to reassure re Ruscombe - the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (HLAA) basically provides information on opportunities that exist to meet the housing needs within the District. It will be used to inform the core Strategy DPD (Development Plan Document), which sets out the key elements of the planning framework for Stroud District. Hey now I know I've lost some of you blog readers with exciting talk like that....
This scoping report that I've read - and will be online at the District Council website - will set out the proposed scope and methodology of an HLAA to be prepared by the Council - it is NOT the full Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment but rather a scoping report. Views on it are required by 22nd October 2007.
Issues like whether the fields in Ruscombe will be developed are not being discussed here - developers may well put forward thoughts that they should be - but this is not about making decisions on that - it is more than clear that these fields do not meet the Council's criteria for development - they are in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) plus a whole host of other reasons that have been noted before.
Similarly large gardens must be identified in this research - but again need to still meet the criterias set out before in the Local Plan etc. However it is important we still stay vigilant and counter any ridiculous proposals.
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