Real Control for Streatley

Gladedale have noted the Parish’s desire to control development as a stated objective in the Parish Plan, and summarised in its ‘Action Plans’ section.

• The planning system is not a guarantee that development will take place in the way that local communities wish. Development plans, strategy and policy must by their nature take a wider district and regional view, which can lead to consent being granted for development that a majority of local people oppose.

• Consequently Gladedale have included in their proposals real measures by which the community will be able to exercise control over considerable areas of the land in Streatley once Gladedale have completed their proposed scheme.

• Details will be presented later in this exhibition, however in principle Gladedale propose to offer the freehold of all land within its ownership (that is not required for the development) to the Parish.

• This gives the Parish the certainty that Gladedale will not retain land for future development, AND importantly puts considerable land holdings in the ownership of the Parish to guard against future unwanted development.

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The Opportunity

• Through this scheme proposal Streatley is being offered true control over the future use of land in the heart of the village, a control that is much greater and long-term than any protection that the planning system affords.

Our response to the Parish Plan can be found here