DAY SEVEN (or should it be EIGHT?) : 17th October 2014
Are you sitting comfortably? Remember yesterday and “Tomorrow will hopefully bring clarity over the figure from ERYC and wording – again with St Modwen and all their team there – still on housing.”
Emma was there 8.30am to discuss yesterdays evening issue over the capped housing allocation figure for North Ferriby (there are ten settlements affected in total) with ERYC as directed by the Planning Inspector. Not to be until later on when two discussions took place one with ERYC barrister Martin Carter, and one with Stephen Hunt who is in charge of ERYC ‘Forward Planning’/Draft Strategic Plan (DSP).
Her Learned Friend said the DSP would be modified to have the same figures but the references to a cap or cap within a cap (don’t ask) 10% for Primary Villages and 20% for Rural Service Centres would be removed. In other words no capping (5 per year) but the allocation of 85 for the DSP period (until 2029) remains. Later discussion with Stephen Hunt of ERYC and he said that applying the 10% to a Primary Village allocation meant North Ferriby’s number would be a further 75 dwellings. Emma pointed out that this was not viable on ERYC own evidence as then the total would be 160 dwellings which would mean in ERYC words that North Ferriby would be “swamped” (as well as there being other sustainability issues etc). She also pointed out that it would mean the Allocations Sessions in November could not take place, further consultations would have to occur, there would be a likely appeal and they were letting in St Modwen (developer) via a backdoor method which currently was unavailable through a front door.
End result of day is (wait for it) unconfirmed allocation for North Ferriby as Mr Carter is instructed by ERYC so his opinion may not be followed but he will have to follow his instructions from ERYC/Stephen Hunt (as Emma follows yours and ours). Patience is going to be a virtue as apparently all the modifications/amendments will be put together – with supporting papers and explanatory text – by ERYC after the Allocations Sessions in November and then there will be a further public consultation on all of them and hearing.
Good news is that it has been explicitly and expressly stated by ERYC that the consultation period will not occur over Christmas/New Year (so Emma won’t be working on this on Christmas Day and over the Festive period like for the Melton Fields Inquiry) BUT it does mean all this goes over into next year.
So placards UP, window signs DISPLAY, car window stickers DISPLAY and keep going, keep going, keep going … after sleep Emma is going to be working on our further documents for this Inspector. Second part of Inquiry starts again 4th November County Hall, Beverley and we will be there throughout (do pop in and join us) - timetable is yet to be finalised. As we know, so you will know. Thank you for all your support.
Are you sitting comfortably? Remember yesterday and “Tomorrow will hopefully bring clarity over the figure from ERYC and wording – again with St Modwen and all their team there – still on housing.”
Emma was there 8.30am to discuss yesterdays evening issue over the capped housing allocation figure for North Ferriby (there are ten settlements affected in total) with ERYC as directed by the Planning Inspector. Not to be until later on when two discussions took place one with ERYC barrister Martin Carter, and one with Stephen Hunt who is in charge of ERYC ‘Forward Planning’/Draft Strategic Plan (DSP).
Her Learned Friend said the DSP would be modified to have the same figures but the references to a cap or cap within a cap (don’t ask) 10% for Primary Villages and 20% for Rural Service Centres would be removed. In other words no capping (5 per year) but the allocation of 85 for the DSP period (until 2029) remains. Later discussion with Stephen Hunt of ERYC and he said that applying the 10% to a Primary Village allocation meant North Ferriby’s number would be a further 75 dwellings. Emma pointed out that this was not viable on ERYC own evidence as then the total would be 160 dwellings which would mean in ERYC words that North Ferriby would be “swamped” (as well as there being other sustainability issues etc). She also pointed out that it would mean the Allocations Sessions in November could not take place, further consultations would have to occur, there would be a likely appeal and they were letting in St Modwen (developer) via a backdoor method which currently was unavailable through a front door.
End result of day is (wait for it) unconfirmed allocation for North Ferriby as Mr Carter is instructed by ERYC so his opinion may not be followed but he will have to follow his instructions from ERYC/Stephen Hunt (as Emma follows yours and ours). Patience is going to be a virtue as apparently all the modifications/amendments will be put together – with supporting papers and explanatory text – by ERYC after the Allocations Sessions in November and then there will be a further public consultation on all of them and hearing.
Good news is that it has been explicitly and expressly stated by ERYC that the consultation period will not occur over Christmas/New Year (so Emma won’t be working on this on Christmas Day and over the Festive period like for the Melton Fields Inquiry) BUT it does mean all this goes over into next year.
So placards UP, window signs DISPLAY, car window stickers DISPLAY and keep going, keep going, keep going … after sleep Emma is going to be working on our further documents for this Inspector. Second part of Inquiry starts again 4th November County Hall, Beverley and we will be there throughout (do pop in and join us) - timetable is yet to be finalised. As we know, so you will know. Thank you for all your support.
