Regulation 18 Draft Local Plan 2025 Online Version and Consultation

Object

Representation ID: 2976

Received: 02/02/2026

Respondent: Bloor Homes

Agent: Mr Elliot Jones

Taking into account our representation to Strategic Policy SS1 on the overall housing requirement, together with the clear evidence that Collaton St Mary will under‑deliver, the Local Plan must allocate alternative sites. Land off Broadpark Road and Land off Statnor Lane, Torquay represents a suitable and sustainable alternative, without the significant topographical and engineering constraints that affect Collaton St Mary and is capable of delivering a comparable number of dwellings within the plan period.

Recommendation

For the reasons set out in our full submission, it is considered that the Collaton St Mary allocation is unsound and should not be carried forward into the Local Plan. If the allocation is retained, its capacity must be significantly reduced to reflect the site’s physical and viability constraints. Any such reduction would place additional pressure on housing land supply, which can only be addressed through the allocation of additional, deliverable housing sites, including Land off Broadpark Road and Land off Statnor Lane, Torquay .

Object

Representation ID: 2977

Received: 02/02/2026

Respondent: Bloor Homes

Agent: Mr Elliot Jones

Strategic Policy H7 as drafted is unsound as this will likely undermine the deliverability of the Local Plan, which, in turn, could compromise the ability to deliver the overall housing requirement. This is not consistent with national guidance, as not only could it jeopardise the delivery of homes more generally but it will reduce the number of affordable homes actually delivered. This does not
represent positive planning.


The policy should be modified to seek a level of affordable housing that is viable. This in turn is likely to require the delivery of a greater number of homes than identified above to meet affordable housing needs.


Bloor Homes objects to this policy.

Object

Representation ID: 2978

Received: 02/02/2026

Respondent: Bloor Homes

Agent: Mr Elliot Jones

Chapter 5 sets out the Policy surrounding communities and seeks to ensure that communities are healthy, inclusive and sustainable. Key elements of this includes promoting healthy lifestyles through public health and wellbeing, sport leisure and recreation as well as sustainable food production. Community facilities are also discussed as well as the promotion of inclusive communities.

Bloor Homes supports the overall vision and general principles set out within this chapter; however, they consider that elements of certain Policies provide unreasonable restrictions on development, which may have a limiting effect on sites that can come forward.

This policy sets out the criteria against which proposed development will be assessed in relation to improving the sustainability of existing and new communities. This Policy states that development must help to create cohesive communities with a high quality built and natural environment.

Whilst Bloor Homes are in support of the general principles and direction of the policy, they would object to this policy as they consider and recommended that Strategic Policy SCS would be better achieved if the Land off Broadpark Road and Land off Statnor Lane, Torquay was allocated within the Emerging Local Plan.

It is considered that the development of a residential scheme at this site would help achieve the criteria set out within this Policy, in particular, criteria 8: ‘Create a well-connected, accessible and safe community’. It is considered that the site is well connected to existing settlements and as such would be accessible. Furthermore, any development would be well designed with accessibility and safety as key priorities. The residential development of this site would also adopt a landscape-led approach with suitable green infrastructure to enhance the local natural environment, in line with criteria 10. An improved type, scale, quality, mix and density in relation to its location would also be provided.

Recommendation

It is therefore considered that the development of this site would allow the Council to provide a suitable and policy compliant residential development and as such, it should be allocated within the Local Plan. Through the allocation of Land off Broadpark Road and Land off Statnor Lane, Torquay , the Council could ensure that the criteria on this list would be met through a well-designed and high quality development that takes into consideration the needs of the current and future communities.