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Statement of Community Involvement (Part 2 – Submission Stage) Dorset Innovation Park – Local Development Order Stride Treglown

Stride Treglown job no. 151671

Prepared by Tom Mills and Graham Stephens

Checked by Graham Stephens

Date 30.10.2018

Revision C

Statement of Community Involvement Dorset Innovation Park - Local Development Order

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A TM initial Draft

B GKS Final with statutory agency responses included

C Client (RW) amendments



Contents

Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 4

Background .................................................................................................................................................. 4

Pre Submission (Part I) Statement of Community Involvement ..................................................................... 4

Statement of Community Involvement [SoCI] ............................................................................................... 4

Community Consultation (Part II) ................................................................................................................ 6

Overview ..................................................................................................................................................... 6

Advanced Notification .................................................................................................................................. 6

Exhibition Boards ......................................................................................................................................... 7

Online Survey ............................................................................................................................................... 8

Consultation Events ..................................................................................................................................... 8

Survey Results & Analysis .......................................................................................................................... 15

Survey Summary ........................................................................................................................................ 15

Analysis & Response................................................................................................................................... 15

Post-Submission discussions with Statutory Consultees ............................................................................ 18

Landscape .................................................................................................................................................. 18

Ecology ...................................................................................................................................................... 18

Flooding and Drainage ............................................................................................................................... 18

Summary ................................................................................................................................................... 19

Image 1 - Image to illustrate a selection of the consultation boards .............................................................................. 8

Image 2 - Image to illustrate a selection of the boards exhibited ................................................................................... 9

Image 3 - Image illustrating a variety of boards exhibited ........................................................................................... 10

Image 4 - Image illustrating the Quadrant open session .............................................................................................. 13

Image 5 - Image to illustrate exhibition located in the Gatehouse ............................................................................... 13

Please note that a series of Appendices as referenced throughout this Report have been submitted under separate cover. These appendices include: Appendix A – Advanced Notification Leaflet

Appendix B – Web Page Advertising

Appendix C – Press Release

Appendix D – Social Media Activity

Appendix E – Exhibition Boards

Appendix F – Questionnaire

Appendix G - Questionnaire Response Summary (Graphs)

Appendix H – Quantitative Responses

1. Introduction

1.1. Background

Dorset Innovation Park is the subject of a proposed Local Development Order [LDO]. The LDO seeks to establish the principle of employment and supporting uses across the defined LDO area. This will enable a “fast track” and simplified pre-development notice compliance procedure, which will replace the need for separate planning applications.

The intended aim of the LDO is to stimulate investment from investors to help further the aims and vision of the Innovation Park, a designated Enterprise Zone. An LDO is proposed as a means of simplifying the planning process, whilst developing the sites identity and sense of place, reducing risk for developers and enabling the creation of quality jobs and boosting the local economy.

1.2. Pre Submission (Part I) Statement of Community Involvement

The LDO process requires the relevant local planning authority to consult the public, and relevant statutory agencies, on any draft LDO prior to determination.

In addition to the legislative requirements to consult in the post-submission period, Purbeck District Council wished to facilitate an initial pre-submission consultation and engagement opportunity. The objective of this early series of events was to raise awareness of the LDO and the opportunities presented by the site in general. This took place at two separate events, which were held in the following locations:

D’Urberville Centre (Wool) on 24th February 2018 (10:00am – 4:00pm); and

Moreton Village Hall on 10th March 2018 (10:00am – 4:00pm).

A number of questionnaires were also issued requesting participants to complete an online survey. The survey ran between Saturday 24th February and midnight on the 8th April, for a period of 6 weeks.

The online survey questions were copied into a paper questionnaire which was also made available for completion. Any hard copy questionnaires which we posted to Stride Treglown were entered into the online survey to enable consistent analysis and reporting. The comments received from the public have been acknowledged and helped further Part II of the public consultation, the drafting of the LDO and its accompanying technical documents.

A summary of this public consultation can found in the accompanying document “Statement of Community Involvement (Part 1 – Pre Submission Stage)”.

1.3. Statement of Community Involvement [SoCI]

The Government’s National Planning Policy Framework [NPPF] (July, 2018) emphasises the importance of planning applicants engaging early to improve the efficiency of the planning system for all parties. It states (para 40):

“[Local Planning Authorities] should also, where they think this would be beneficial, encourage any applicants who are not already required to do so by law to engage with the local community and, where relevant, with statutory and non-statutory consultees, before submitting their applications”



The NPPF further notes (para 41) that “The more issues that can be resolved at pre-application stage, including the need to deliver improvements in infrastructure and affordable housing, the greater the benefits”.

Finally, the NPPF considers that:

“Applicants should work closely with those affected by their proposals to evolve designs that take account of the views of the community. Applications that can demonstrate early, proactive and effective engagement with the community should be looked on more favourably than those that cannot”

In consideration of the NPPF it is clear that early engagement with local communities affected by development proposals is key to resolving issues at an early stage. This helps make the planning system more efficient and more effective.

The benefits of involvement are also made clear in the Government’s Planning Practice Guidance [PPG]. The PPG sets out how pre-application engagement improves the quality and likelihood of a successful planning application by:

working with interested parties at an early stage to identify, understand and seek to resolve issues associated with a proposed development;

discussing the possible mitigation of the impact of a proposed development, including any planning obligations and conditions; and

identifying the information required to accompany an application, thus reducing the likelihood of delays in registering the submitted application.

This SoCI (Part II) therefore demonstrates that this consideration has been met in full by providing an overview of the first round of public consultation, as well as the more recent second round of consultation. The purpose of the SoCI is to highlight key issues that have been raised from such events and how these issue have been addressed within the submitted proposals for the LDO.



2. Community Consultation (Part II)

2.1. Overview

Four separate consultation events were conducted, to ensure a variety of dates were available. This maximised the opportunity for members of the community to attend. The dates and locations included:

Tuesday 4th September: D’Urberville Centre, Wool, midday until 8:00pm (public consultation)

Thursday 6th September: Chesil House, DIP, 10:00am – 4:00pm (occupier consultation)

Friday 7th September: D’Urberville Centre, Wool, midday until 8:00pm (public consultation)

Saturday 8th September: Dorset Innovation Park, Gatehouse/ Quadrant Unit (Exhibition and minibus tours of site)

o 10:00am – 1:00pm for Parish, District and County Council and LEP Board members; and

o 1:00pm – 4:00pm for stakeholders and interested members of the public.

To publicise these events a number of different mediums were utilised. These included:

Posting and distribution of advanced notification leaflets (Appendix A);

Emails, as issued by the Council and LDO Partners;

Advertising on the Dorset Innovation Park web page (See Appendix B);

Posting press releases (Appendix C).

Postings on social media including; e newsletter, Facebook and Twitter accounts (See appendix D); and

The events were clearly signposted to ensure easy access to the venue and exhibition itself. Each consultation event provided 8 exhibition boards (Appendix E). These covered a number of topics to help inform those attending the events the purpose of the LDO and to illustrate the proposal itself.

The consultations were operated by a variety of team members, who were able to provide further information and answer any questions raised by the public.

Whist discussions were held with those that attended the consultation events, those that attended were

encouraged to submit their thoughts and responsive comments via an online survey.

2.2. Advanced Notification

To raise awareness of the events, advanced notification took place 2 weeks prior to the public consultation and engagement events. The methods of engagement are detailed below:

Leaflets

In order to ensure that a wide range of local residents and businesses could be involved, in the post-submission phase of the consultation engagement process, leaflets were printed and distributed to 1,567 households in the Wool and Winfrith Newburgh Parishes.

It was noted during the public engagement events, by some attendees that they had not received a leaflet, although the majority had.



The leaflet identified three ways to engage in the process:

An opportunity to review the exhibition boards (and engage with the Project Team) at the various venues and times listed, including an optional tour of the site, by mini bus, on the 8th September 2018;

Viewing the exhibition boards using the Council’s web site; and

Completion of an on-line questionnaire (Appendix F) (using the surveymonkey platform), which could be accessed online (through the Council’s website).

Press Releases

In order to ensure a wide coverage, and increase local awareness, joint press releases were issued. This included coverage through a printed format (local newspapers) as well as through local radio.

Emails and Social Media

The network of electronic communication details, held by Purbeck District Council was utilised to raise awareness of the events. Emails were distributed to the contacts with the aforementioned leaflets, in PDF form, and attached to the emails. Recipients included:

Purbeck District Council E-newsletter – issued 24.8.18

PDC Twitter (August 2018) – 1.7k reach

Dorsetforyou Facebook (September 2018) – 1.5k reach

Councillors (District and County Council);

LEP bard members;

Parish Council’s across the Purbeck District;

Local community groups; and

Residents’ and interested parties (members of the public who had signed up to receive updates about the project).

Additionally the Local Enterprise Partnership and Dorset County Council used their communication network to help broaden the number of those members of the public that could be reached.

Purbeck District Council’s Website

Exhibition display boards and online survey forms were made available on the Dorset innovation Park web site. This allowed online access to the necessary information that a willing participant required to take part and offer their comments.

2.3. Exhibition Boards

Each consultation event provided 8 exhibition boards. These covered a number of topics to help inform those attending the events the purpose of the LDO and to illustrate the proposal itself.



The exhibition boards included the following topics:

Welcome (Introduction);

The Wider Area (Area Analysis);

The Vision (Dorset Innovation Park);

Concept Masterplan (Overarching Framework);

Parameter Plans (Framework Strategies);

Character Plans (Landscape elements);

Design Influences (How it might look?); and

Next steps (Your chance to Feedback).

The exhibition boards were made available on the website for public scrutiny. The boards were placed in the reception area of Purbeck District Council office, between the 11th September and the 25th of September.

2.4. Online Survey

An online survey was created to allow the public to make comments on the proposed LDO. These comments could then be used to help inform the initial submission.

The data from the multiple choice questions has been presented (Appendix G) in a series of graphs. Additionally, the open ended questions have been collated and are presented (Appendix H).

2.5. Consultation Events

Tuesday 4th September: D’Urberville Centre, Wool

The first public consultation event took place on Tuesday the 4th of September. The location, the D’Urberville Centre, was used previously as part of the pre-submission (Part I) consultation events. The re-use of this location provided consistency for local residents. Its selection was ideal because it is a community facility, in a central location and within a neighbourhood considered to be affected by the proposals. The event took place between the hours of 12:00pm and 8:00pm.

Image 1 - Image to illustrate a selection of the consultation boards



The public consultation was attended by the following project members:

Paul Seaver, Stride Treglown (Senior Associate – Masterplanning);

David Walsh, Dorset County Council (Economy and Enterprise Team Leader);

Richard Wilson, Purbeck District Council (Economic Development Manager); and

Sarah Powell-Pisareva, Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership (Enterprise Zone Manager).

A total of 16 people attended the consultation event. Of the 16 people that attended, the majority of conversations held were positive and were supportive of the proposed LDO. A number of people discussed family members and friends that previously worked at the site. They were pleased to see proposals that would make far better use of the site.

Whilst on the whole, comments were positive, some concerns were raised. The potential effect of development on the local highway network was raised. Some members of the public noted traffic being a current issue, specifically around Burton Road, just outside the key entrance to the site. However, those who raised concerns were comforted that as part of the LDO, a highways consultant had been appointed to model any potential impacts as a result of the proposed LDO. It was confirmed to those in attendance that following preliminary projected traffic model assessments, that remodelling of highways external to the site was not anticipated as being required.

A further concern was raised by one individual with regard to proposed drainage measures. This concern was allayed following confirmation that the development of each individual plot would include an on-plot drainage solution, including Sustainable Drainage systems.

Those that attended were encourage to complete an online survey to help convey their opinion and suggestions related to the proposed LDO.

Image 2 - Image to illustrate a selection of the boards exhibited



Thursday 6th September: Chesil House, Dorset Innovation Park

The second public consultation event took place on Thursday the 6th of September. This event, however, was targeted towards the current users of Dorset Innovation Park. The event ran from 10:00am – 4:00pm.

The public consultation was operated by the following project members:

Helen Heanes, Dorset County Council (Principle Development Officer);

Richard Wilson, Purbeck District Council (Economic Development Manager); and


Those that attended noted that attendance by existing tenants was low. Attendance might be reflective of earlier tenant and stakeholder meetings to discuss the progression of the LDO during meetings in February, March and June 2018.

Three staff members of an existing tenant commented that the proposals would be positive for the area.

The South Dorset Conservative Association commented that they believed the proposals would be good for the site.

Friday 7th September: D’Urberville Centre, Wool

This public consultation was the third, including the part 1 event, to be held at the D’Urberville Centre and took place on Friday the 7th of September. The event took place between 12:00pm and 8:00pm.

Image 3 - Image illustrating a variety of boards exhibited




Nick Harrison, Stride Treglown (Associate Architect – Masterplanning);


Alex Clothier, Purbeck District Council (Enterprise Zone & Regeneration Manager);

Sarah Powell-Pisareva, Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership (Enterprise Zone Manager); and

Katherine May, Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership (Programme Manager).

A total of 16 people attended the consultation event.

Responses were consistent with those received on the Tuesday consultation event. The majority of those who were happy to discuss the proposals with Project Team Members were supportive.

Some concern was raised in relation to highways. This concern appeared to be alleviated by a similar response provided to that given at the Tuesday 4th September consultation event.

Peter Fry, author of the book ‘Remembering AEE Winfrith: A Technological Moment in Time’ also attended the event. The Project Team members were engaged in lengthy discussions and how a naming protocol has been used to reflect the technological legacy of the site. During such discussions, enthusiastic and positive comments were received about the proposals for the site.

Those that attended were encourage to complete an online survey to help convey their opinion and suggestions related to the proposed LDO.

Saturday 8th September: Dorset Innovation Park

The engagement session held on Saturday 8th September 2018 was based at the Gatehouse of the Dorset Innovation Park. The exhibition boards were made available between 10:00am and 4:00pm and two guided tours were arranged on a hired minibus. The morning session was arranged on an RSVP basis, with representatives from the Parish Council, Neighbourhood Plan Forum and District Councillors invited from a wide range of stakeholders.


Graham Stephens, Stride Treglown (Director – Town Planning, Masterplanning and Urban Design);


Mark Osborne, Dorset County Council (Senior Estate Surveyor);

Helen Heanes, Dorset County Council (Principal Economic Development Officer);

Richard Wilson, Purbeck District Council (Economic Development Manager);

Alex Clothier, Purbeck District Council (Enterprise Zone & Regeneration Manager); and


Following an initial briefing at 10:00am, covering the primary objectives, process and timeline leading to the Council consideration of the Local Development Order (provided by the LEP, Purbeck District Council and Consultant team) a site tour was undertaken led by Graham Stephens, Planning Director, Stride Treglown.

The tour enabled stakeholders to appreciate the wider site context, development plot areas, summaries of the key issues resulting from the site analysis stage of the concept masterplanning process, and the importance of a “Placemaking Plan” as part of the Design Guide.



In addition to the Council (Purbeck and Dorset) and the LEP, the morning session was attended by representatives of the following organisations:

Magnox;

Atlas Elektronik;

Wool Neighbourhood Planning Group;

Dorset LEP board member;

Hugslock; and

Britlift.

The tour followed a generally anticlockwise circuit of the Innovation Park Loop road, passing each development plot in turn. Participants were able to better understand the relationship between the development plots along the periphery of the site and those in the centre of the site. This also helped understand the rationale for encouraging uses, which would have a propensity to need servicing by HGV’s, to be closely aligned with the southern and western plots, accessed from Monterey Road and the western portion of the Link Road.

The tour highlighted buildings that were proposed to be demolished and the importance of the natural centre of gravity of the completed Innovation Park. This gravitational point being the collaborative Nucleus Building, and the ability for each plot to have a relationship with the serpentine Heathland Park. It was explained that this would provide a unique character of the Dorset landscape, to be embedded within the design intent of the Park. Issues of site management were explored through a Landscape and Ecological Management Plan that was presented.

The morning tour included a stopping point at the Quadrant, where an “open session” with local employers (based in the Park), those representing the Local Enterprise Partnership and the targeted economic sectors, which underpin the Enterprise Zone. The session allowed conversations between the parties: these tended to focus on the importance of offering business support across the Innovation Park, the importance of proximity access to existing employers, and the added value bespoke collaborative facilities would potentially generate.



During the morning session, reference was made to the findings of the Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment, in which it was questioned as to the degree to which the site has the potential to accommodate marginal increases in the height of buildings: the initial set of height parameters being considered a scenario to be used to inform an ongoing refinement. Subject to appropriate testing, the principle of marginal height increases to attract inward investors / occupiers appeared to be supported: the tour providing the opportunity to see where proposed enhancements to the already well established peripheral tree planting screen was possible.

The afternoon session broadly followed a similar format to the morning, bar the interactive session with employers at the Quadrant. Time to review the exhibition boards commenced at around 12:45pm. Members of the Project Team (Purbeck District Council, Dorset County Council and the appointed Consultant team lead) were on hand to discuss and respond to any planning, design or procedural issues or queries.

The same route was followed, as in the earlier session with discussions emphasising the objective of the Design guide to safeguard the amenities of the local residents and protecting the wider ecological integrity of the site, in its wider landscape. This includes the protection of the Dorset Heathland and acid rich grassland. This includes the translocation of the acid rich grassland away from the future development plots towards a number of communal character zones.

Image 5 - Image to illustrate exhibition located in the Gatehouse

Image 4 - Image illustrating the Quadrant open session



The afternoon session was attended by 2 members of the public. Each was encouraged to complete an on-line survey by the stated deadline.



3. Survey Results & Analysis

3.1. Survey Summary

In total, only 3 individuals submitted responses. All responses were received via the online survey.

Due to the minimal number of responses, there are limited comments to help inform the LDO. However, analysis of the data has been conducted to ensure comments have been scrutinised and where possible acted upon.

It is clear that one particular individual did not feel the LDO was worthwhile, or beneficial to the area. As such all of their comments were negative in nature. In contrast, the other two participants provided generally supportive comments and responses to the LDO proposal.

3.2. Analysis & Response

Question 1 - Do you consider that the proposed development mix is appropriate to the LDO aspirations to attract businesses operating within the advanced engineering and manufacturing; Defence; Marine; Energy; and, Cyber, security sectors?

The first question of the survey dealt with the proposed development mix of the proposed LDO and whether the proposed mix would help attract specific business types. Only two people responded to the question. One agreed and one disagreed.

The participant that disagreed felt that Wool, specifically, would not benefit due to its relatively small size, and that it would be better located in Wareham. However, in contrast, the participant that agreed, felt that the LDO would help provide more employment, which would help support the large amount of housing proposed in the area.

Response

Whilst a single participant disagreed with the statement proposed, the respondents comments took issue with the location of the LDO and suggested it be located in Wareham.

Unfortunately, the location of the LDO is not subject to change, as this is a specific site that has been selected to ensure the site can be developed to make better use of it. For this reason no design changes have been made to address these comments.

Question 2 - Do you consider that there are appropriate protections in place to secure a net gain in biodiversity? Are the protections proposed sufficient to provide the necessary ecology protections?

Question 2 showed a majority of agreement (66%) that appropriate protections had been proposed in order to support net biodiversity gains. However, one respondent felt that any kind of development would result in biodiversity suffering.

Response

In repose to the concerns raised, it is confirmed that LDO strategy has been led by ecology principles. These include a Landscape and Ecological Management Plan, Construction and Environmental Management Plan (Biodiversity) and a Dorset Biodiversity Compensation Framework, all developed in liaison with Natural England and the Dorset County Council Natural Environmental Team (NET).



The result of post-submission discussions with Natural England and the Dorset County Council Natural Environmental Team (NET) has resulted in a series of minor modifications to the Design Guide to ensure that natural conservation and wildlife/fauna interest are safeguarded for the future.

Question 3 - Do you agree that the potential landscape and visual impact is addressed through the proposed landscape planting strategy? Do you support the approach to onsite landscaping, particularly the central landscape setting?

This question showed the most diverse range of responses. The respondent confirmed they had not seen the proposed landscape planning strategy and so confirmed that they were “not certain/no comment”. One respondent agreed that they supported the approach to onsite landscaping. The final respondent felt the proposed landscaping strategy addressed the landscape and visual impact likely to occur. This also suggests that the respondent does not support the landscaping proposals.

Response

No written comments were submitted by the single respondent that did not support the landscaping strategy. It is considered that the currently submitted landscaping strategy considers all impacts and with no specific comments to respond to no changes to the proposed strategy are proposed.

Question 4 - Do you consider that the Design Guide appropriately captures the key issues and principles (e.g. landscape character, streets and movement, long term development flexibility)?

Two of the respondents felt that the design guide noted the key issue and principles. However, one respondent did not agree that the design guide had addressed such key issues and principles. Specifically, they referred to their previous comments; necessity of the LDO being located at the Dorset Innovation Park and their concerns that development might not result in net biodiversity gains.

Response

It is considered that the respondent’s previous comments have been addressed above.

Question 5 - Does the proposed Order adequately control the principles in the Design Guide? If not, what additional conditions or controls do you consider need to be addressed?

Two of the respondents agreed that the proposed Order could adequately control the principles in the Design Guide. The other respondent disagreed with this statement, however, made no further comment.

Response

The proposed Order is considered to provide adequate controls within the Design Guide. The two respondents support this suggestion. Whilst one respondent did not agree with this statement not further comment has been offered as to why they felt this was the case. In light of no further comment it is not possible to consider how modifying the Order would help better control the Design Guide.

Question 6 - What modifications would you like to see in the Order and why?

Two respondents did not complete this question. The one respondent who did provide comments felt that the questions were leading and did not bear any relevance to their previous comments.

Response

It is not considered any modification to the LDO should occur.



In response to the issue of leading questions, the questionnaire was created to provide a simple way of collecting the public comments on certain aspects of the project. All questions allowed the respondent to provide written comments to help elaborate their answers. Additionally, question 7 allowed for a full breakdown of the respondents thoughts, to ensure they could convey any key issue or concerns they faced.

Question 7 - If you don’t wish or feel able to respond to these questions, please feel free to provide general comments on the principle of the LDO proposals and the possible approach to development

Two respondent skipped this question. The one respondent that offered their comments suggested that the investment into the proposed LDO would not be financially beneficial. Furthermore they felt that any proposed development would not attract additional tenants to the area.

Response

As part of the LDO submission an Economic Statement has been provided to demonstrate the financial benefits of the LDO. The Key Stakeholder session held on Saturday 8th September provided an opportunity for interested parties to meet and discuss tenant demands and needs, the benefit of collaborative working, ability to secure joint funding and grants for enterprise and that new tenants were attracted to, and would be attracted to the Park as a result of existing and new tenants. The recent occupation of units within the Quadrant was considered by those present on the Saturday to have been positive and supported an ongoing marketing campaign, led by the Council and LEP, to attract further investment.

An LDO’s purpose is to reduce the burden generated by the “normal” planning process, resulting in an expedient determination period so long as proposals are in accordance with the Parameters and Design Guide. In conjunction with the financial incentives driven by the Enterprise Park, the proposed LDO is considered to provide an attractive location for business, tenants and inward investment, resulting in notable economic benefits for the local and wider sub-regional area.



4. Post-Submission discussions with Statutory Consultees

The LDO submission, made to Purbeck District Council on 3rd August 2018 included 20 CD’s, each including a single digital copy of the suite of documents and assessments comprising the LDO. A covering letter highlighted to the Council the need to publicise the Draft LDO submission as required by Regulations: the submission enabling the Council to both upload the digital files to the Councils Planning Portal (thereby allowing public scrutiny) and to send a copy of the CD containing all the relevant file to each statutory agency or consultee.

In the post submission period, three topics have been the subject of ongoing discussions. A summary of the key aspects is set out below:

4.2. Landscape

Feedback was received from Annabel King, the ecologist of Dorset County Council [DCC], regarding tree species to be included in the Design Guide. Feedback was received on the 8th of August 2018.

Subsequently, a meeting was arranged between Annabel King (Ecologist of DCC), Isabelle Carter (Landscape Architect of Stride Treglown), Richard Wilson (Economic Development Manager of [PDC] Purbeck District Council), James Bennett (Tree officer for PDC) and Tony Harris (Landscape officer for DCC), which was held on the 4th of October 2018, at DCC offices. This was to review the landscape and ecology strategy set out in the Design Guide. The result is that Stride Treglown have updated the Design guide in line with outcomes of the meeting and feedback received.

4.3. Ecology

Tyler Grange, acting as a sub-consultant to Lead Consultant, Stride Treglown, has been engaged in constructive and positive discussions with Natural England and Dorset County Council Natural Environmental Team (NET) in relation to matters ecological. This mirrors some of the discussions outlined above relation to the landscape principles as set out within the Design Guide.

In summary, in the post submission period, Tyler Grange has prepared and submitted a Construction Environmental Management Plan (Biodiversity). This is to be read in conjunction with the Dorset Biodiversity Compensation Framework and Landscape and Ecological Management Plan. The CEMP controls the detailed mitigation strategies required to avoid or minimise development effects in relation to important and/or protected ecological features during the construction phase. The CEMP includes detailed regarding timing of works, requirements for ecological supervision, pollution control requirements and working methods.

The CEMP is submitted as a supplemental part of the LDO suite of documents, responding to the fundamental principles of development as set out within the LDO, Design Guide and Parameters table. It is a natural successor of earlier reports, focussing on safeguarding and controlling mechanisms in line with requirements set out by Natural England and the NET.

4.4. Flooding and Drainage

In response to a series of clarifications posed by Environment Agency and/or Council’s own Flood Authority representatives, Hydrock Consulting Engineers prepared and issued a Technical Advice Note on the 24th September 2018. This set out the position in relation to the Sequential Test, and clarified the need for defined finished floor levels within two key development plots in order to further reduce the localised flood risk.



5. Summary

This document represents Part 2 of a 2-part Statement of Community Involvement. This Part 2 SoCI has summarised the responses received, from both verbal comments and the online survey made available to the public. Reference is also made to the post-submission discussions and supplemental submissions generated by positive and constructive outcomes. These have enabled clarifications to be made in certain topic areas.

A total of four community consultation events were carried out in September 2018. These were considered to have been well received by the public. Whilst some concerns and issues were raised, these concerns are considered to have been alleviated during the consultation events through dialogue with the members of the public.

From the responses received (3) from the online surveys, two of the respondents demonstrated support for the LDO. One respondent, however, did not perceive the proposed LDO as being beneficial to the area.

It is considered that both public and statutory authority / agency discussions, in both the pre-submission and post-submission period, has helped to shape the Local Development Order and put into place a series of safeguards and mechanisms, to protect natural conservation interests, the integrity of future development plots and in the interests of securing a well-planned, landscape driven development opportunities.

Whilst there have been minor modifications made in relation to the parameters table and Design Guide, these are considered to either be required to provide additional clarity over the interpretation of planning objectives, safeguards in relation to ecological matters or technical responses to issue of drainage. The modifications, both in isolation and cumulatively, are not consider to be significant or warrant further consultation: post-submission discussions have driven the need for, and the resultant changes in the document, which have been to the satisfaction of relevant and important stakeholders.



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