The County Council will require proportionate financial contributions towards the construction costs of any new education provision required to mitigate the impact of the proposed development. Additional contributions for the provision of County Council Services (e.g. Adult Social Care, Youth Services and Libraries) will also be required.

Support Policy S6 (g) This area represents a significant opportunity to improve connectivity of the Walking and Cycle routes both locally and beyond towards Orbital Park as identified.

olicy S6 allocates approximately 450 dwellings on 'Former Newtown Works'. In line with paragraph 162 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and the National Planning Practice Guidance (NPPG), we have undertaken an assessment of our infrastructure, including its ability to meet the forecast demand for the proposed development. That assessment reveals that: (i) additional local sewerage infrastructure would be required to accommodate the proposed development (involving making a conne

Paragraph 157 point 5 of the NPPF states that Local Plans should 'allocate sites to promote development and flexible use of land, bringing forward new land where necessary and provide detail on form, scale, access, and quantum of development where appropriate' (our emphasis). In our opinion, the terms 'specialist' and 'small-scale' in draft policy S6 do not promote development and the flexible use of land at Newton Works. We contend that the term 'specialist' and 'small scale' are superfluous t

POLICY S6 – FORMER NEWTOWN WORKS POLICY S7 – FORMER KLONDYKE WORKS Policy S6 proposes that the site of the former Newtown Railway Works provides a mixed use neighbourhood based around the regeneration of the area through the restoration of the range of listed railway buildings to create an attractive new place to live and work and for visitors to enjoy. Policy S7 proposes that the site of the former Klondyke Railway Works has an alternative use as a residential development. Policies S6 and S

CPRE supports this site.

Paragraph 157 point 5 of the NPPF states that Local Plans should 'allocate sites to promote development and flexible use of land, bringing forward new land where necessary and provide detail on form, scale, access, and quantum of development where appropriate' (our emphasis). In our opinion, the terms 'specialist' and 'small-scale' in draft policy S6 do not promote development and the flexible use of land at Newtown Works. We contend that the terms 'specialist' and 'small scale' are superfluous

4.68 Ok, the houses around this area of Newtown have already been built very close to a narrow road, leaving no option for road widening as well as the problems with the Crowbridge Bridge. This development would greatly increase road use there. And anything developed there ought to be railway themed!