These representations to the South Somerset Local Plan Review Preferred Options Consultation (September 2019) have been prepared by Origin3 on behalf of Burrington Estates (New Homes) Ltd in relation to their land interest at Court Lane, Milborne Port. A site location plans is attached to these representations. These representations comment on the following policies: • Policy SS1 (Settlement Strategy) • Policy SS2 (Delivering New Homes) • Policy MP2 (New Housing Provision South of Court Lane

Strutt & Parker acts on behalf of Linden Homes Strategic Land, promoters of land at Goldings Lane, Milborne Port. This representation contains our client's comments on South Somerset District Council's Local Plan Review Preferred Options Consultation (Regulation 18) document, September 2019. While the Regulation 18 consultation has been described as 'Preferred Options', it is apparent that the consultation document is tantamount to a draft Local Plan. Specific questions on this draft Local Plan

C3. Land South of Court Lane C3.1 We continue to oppose development of this site. To the extent that SSDC have issues with this position, we would be happy to discuss them in greater detail, and indeed would anticipate that such a discussion would be prompted by and welcomed SSDC prior to any decision to proceed with this site as a preferred option. C3.2 We note that a number applications for development of the site have been rejected, most recently in September 2014 (application 14/01055/OUT)

Regarding the site to the south of Court Lane, there are a large number of additional considerations that have come to light: Local Character and Landscape – the proposed extension of the Conservation Zone would abut the southern and eastern boundary of the site, and any development thereon would therefore impact the environment of the conservation zone. This location is of great interest from a heritage perspective and its former identity of Kingsbury means King's Borough, and is believed to

Regarding the site to the south of Court Lane, there are a large number of additional considerations that have come to light: Local Character and Landscape – the proposed extension of the Conservation Zone would abut the southern and eastern boundary of the site, and any development thereon would therefore impact the environment of the conservation zone. This location is of great interest from a heritage perspective and its former identity of Kingsbury means King's Borough, and is believed to

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Impact on a number of grade II listed buildings

* Sites identified in Milborne Port for Potential development Of the two sites identified in the Preferred options paper (and underlying HELAA map) in Milborne Port, the site at Wheathill should be favoured to take forward, and the site at Court lane should be dismissed as unsustainable. The site at Wheathill lane is contiguous to land that has recently been approved and found to be sustainable development. This site will be sufficient to meet all Milborne Ports Residual Housing requirement, a

Court Lane Access & Highways safety: * Every access route to site from A30 or Station road, involves traversing narrow twisting single track lanes, bounded by historic stone walls * All routes have on-street parking throughout with and no adequate pavements * All routes drive through dense residential areas - with many pedestrians, dog walkers, children playing, as well as horse riders * Delivery lorries, including those belonging to the nearby laundry, frequently become stuck and/or strike obs

SSDC Preferred Option Paper - Feedback from Milborne Port Residents Dear Sir/Madam, Following the posting of the South Somerset Local Plan Review 2016-36, Preferred Options Consultation Regulation 18 (Preferred Options Paper) document on the South Somerset Direct Council (SSDC) website, please find attached the following feedback. It is organized under the following headings: * General feedback on the Preferred options Paper * Comments specific to Milborne Port * Comments on the 2 sites iden