## Appendix 2: Reponses To Consultation (Neighbourhood Area)

1.1 Summary of responses- Neighbourhood Area 
Respondent ID 
Organisation 
Comment 
Officer Response 
SB/01 
The University of Northampton 
Spring 
Boroughs 
is 
geographically well defined by Grafton Street, Horse Market, 
Marefair 
and 
St 
Andrews Road. Understand and support the 
need to add in the medieval historic area between St. Peters Way and Freeschool Lane and the café and Lorry Park at Super Sausage. Seeks the inclusion of the Sol Central leisure complex as 
part 
of 
the 
Noted. Noted. The request to include Sol Central is noted, and an option for its inclusion is detailed within the Cabinet Paper for consideration. 
Neighbourhood 
Area 
because it is source of local employment and as a key element of the environment of Spring Boroughs. 
SB/02 
Natural England 
No 
objections 
to 
the 
designation 
of 
a 
Neighbourhood 
Area. 
No 
Standing advice note with regard to consultee status. This information will be passed to the forum at the appropriate time.  
designated sites in close 
Planning Policy 
 
25/09/2012 
proximity of the area, but all plans 
should 
consider 
potential impacts on such sites. 
Comments noted.  
SB/03 
Friends of Northampton Castle 
Strongly support the creating of a neighbourhood planning area 
that 
includes 
the 
significant areas of medieval and 
earlier 
Saxon 
archaeological evidence. Boundary ensures that the Castle remains will be part of the overall plan for the area. 
SB/04 
Spring Lane Children's Centre  
Support 
the 
request 
to 
designate the area. Seek 
extension 
to 
the 
boundary 
to 
include 
Sol 
Central 
to 
enable 
the 
Noted. The request to include Sol Central is noted, and an option for its inclusion is detailed within the Cabinet Paper for consideration. 
inclusion 
of 
a 
business 
community 
that 
has 
a 
significant impact on the residential area of Spring Boroughs.   
SB/05 
Northampton 
Borough 
Council 
(Regeneration and Enterprise)  
Support the approach for Neighbourhood 
Planning. 
Boundary is logical and sits 
Noted. 
Planning Policy 
 
25/09/2012 
boundaries of the Enterprise Zone. Questions if there is merit in 
including the  Sol Central complex 
enabling 
the 
An option for Sol Central's inclusion within the 
boundary is detailed within the Cabinet Paper for consideration. 
inclusion of the business community in regeneration in its widest sense. 
SB/06 
The Environment Agency 
No 
Comments 
on 
the 
N/A 
designation of the area.  
The 
area 
bounded 
by 
Freeschool 
SB/07 
Northamptonshire County Council 
Archaeology 
Seeks inclusion of the area 
to the south and east of Spring 
Boroughs 
to 
Horseshoe street to allow for the 
identification 
of 
the 
historic 
potential 
and 
character of the area. This would lead to a more proactive approach including appropriate opportunities for enhancement 
of 
the 
character 
either 
as 
an 
indirect 
result 
of 
development or as a purely community led approach.  
Street/Horseshoe street is identified as a separate policy area within the CAAP. At this stage, it is not considered desirable to extend the area across into a neighbouring CAAP policy area as this may dilute focus away from the initial reasons for producing a Neighbourhood Plan to guide the regeneration of Spring Boroughs. However, we recognise the importance of the archaeological potential across the whole of the area and, as the community develop the plan, we will seek to ensure that the context of the area is reflected in any emerging policy that relates to the archaeology or historical interest, particularly in relation to St Peters Church and the area to the south. NCC Archaeology will be a key consultee during this process.  
 
Planning Policy 
 
25/09/2012 
1.2 Summary of Responses- Other matters: 
Respondent ID 
Organisation 
Comment 
Officer Response 
SB/01 
The University of Northampton 
Neighbourhood forum should embody 
a 
number 
of 
principles 
including 
local 
residents, 
equality, 
wider 
engagement, 
long-term 
sustainable 
change 
and 
partnership with key service providers.  
Northampton BC believe that the inclusion of local residents in the forum is paramount to its 
success and agrees with the other principles which it will try to ensure are embedded within the final constitution of the forum through its powers of designation. The success of the forum will be reliant on the initial commitment and enthusiasm of residents within the area.  
SB/02 
Natural England 
Various advice in preparing a plan relating to wildlife and nature conservation etc 
The links and guidance are helpful and will be passed to the Neighbourhood Forum as a valuable tool in gathering together evidence for the plan.  
SB/03 
Friends of Northampton Castle 
FoNC looks forward to being part of the consultation and future work on the plan. Use St Peters and the URC church 
to 
advertise 
and 
exhibit any plan for the area as they are close than the Guildhall, Central and St James Library. 
The contact details will be passed to the forum to ensure that FoNC continue to be consulted as part of the planning process for the area. As a community organisation operating within/ in close proximity of the area, FoNC are considered a statutory consultee for those regulations that Northampton Borough must fulfil. These facilities will be utilised as locations for formal consultations as part of the regulations that the Borough Council must fulfil (forum and the submission plan) but must be in addition to the usual inspection locations of the libraries and the Guildhall to ensure consistency of approach 
with usual planning procedure.  
Planning Policy 
 
25/09/2012 We will strongly support the use of local facilities by the Neighbourhood Forum (when constituted) for 
advertising 
their 
plans 
and 
other 
consultations.  
SB/04 
Spring Lane Children's Centre  
No additional comments 
N/A 
SB/05 
Northampton 
Borough 
Council 
(Regeneration and Enterprise)  
Meetings of 21 people may be difficult to achieve. It is importance 
that 
the 
Governance/ 
management 
and 
engagement 
arrangements are clarified 
and agreed at the earliest opportunity and set these out now. Development proposals are being looked into for some of the land owned by NBC within the proposed area.  
The Localism Act requires a minimum of 21 people to be members of a Forum, and this group can not be formally constituted until the area is designated. Work is presently being undertaken to try to identify the organisations that could help start the forum and assist in 
gathering momentum for the process. The bid to DCLG identified this as one of the key challenges for this particular plan. Noted. It will be important that Regneration & Enterprise keep the community informed and properly engaged with their proposals and respect the Neighbourhood Planning processincluding 
the 
community's 
aspirations 
for 
particular sites and areas.  Planning Policy will be happy to advise until such a time that the forum is properly constituted. 
SB/06 
The Environment Agency 
The letter contains various advice and guidance with regard to the 5 key areas of Environment 
Agency 
responsibility.  
The guidance provided is helpful and will be passed to the Neighbourhood Forum as a valuable tool in gathering together evidence for the plan. 
Planning Policy 
 
25/09/2012 

This is particularly important in ensuring that any plan for the area is truly sustainable. The Environment Agency will be a key stakeholder, particularly in terms of water quality and resources as it is noted that there is a high potential to improve on the current drainage arrangements in this area.  

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| Information                                                                       |                                               |            |              |
| Request                                                                           | appropriateness of notices and the additional |            |              |
| information these give. If using in the future, a                                 |                                               |            |              |
| map will be included.                                                             |                                               |            |              |
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| The Neighbourhood Plan is a community led                                         |                                               |            |              |
| process under the regulations. The timescale for                                  |                                               |            |              |
| this plan is not the Borough Council, but that                                    |                                               |            |              |
| submitted with the council's support to DCLG. In                                  |                                               |            |              |
| developing                                                                        | the                                           | forum,     | it           |
| organisations working in the community will                                       |                                               |            |              |
| undertake consultation and explain the process.                                   |                                               |            |              |
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| Noted- included within this report as feedback to                                 |                                               |            |              |
| DCLG.                                                                             |                                               |            |              |
| Private Individual                                                                | Notices don't tell you what a                 |            |              |
| Neighbourhood Plan is and                                                         |                                               |            |              |
| don't show the area.                                                              |                                               |            |              |
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| Thinks that we should have                                                        |                                               |            |              |
| had a plan already (before                                                        |                                               |            |              |
| doing the CESP works) so                                                          |                                               |            |              |
| that we could see how it all                                                      |                                               |            |              |
| works.                                                                            |                                               |            |              |
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| Isn't sure that the community                                                     |                                               |            |              |
| should be doing the plan as                                                       |                                               |            |              |
| it's the council's job!                                                           |                                               |            |              |
| Private Individual                                                                | Information                                   |            |              |
| Request                                                                           | Came in to ask about the                      |            |              |
| Regeneration Plans.                                                               |                                               |            |              |
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| Explained Neighbourhood                                                           |                                               |            |              |
| Area application and what it                                                      |                                               |            |              |
| does and referred back to                                                         |                                               |            |              |
| Castle Partnership meeting                                                        |                                               |            |              |
| Apparent there is some confusion with regard to                                   |                                               |            |              |
| the ownership of the process. Will need to                                        |                                               |            |              |
| ensure that there is greater awareness raising in                                 |                                               |            |              |
| the area.                                                                         |                                               |            |              |
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| Individual subsequently attended the event held                                   |                                               |            |              |
| by Planning Aid England and has offered to                                        |                                               |            |              |
| support advertisement of future events.                                           |                                               |            |              |
| Information                                                                       |                                               |            |              |
| Request                                                                           |                                               |            |              |
| Will need to ensure that there is greater                                         |                                               |            |              |
| awareness raising in the area- will produce                                       |                                               |            |              |
| publicity of FAQs for future Regulation 6                                         |                                               |            |              |
| consultations.                                                                    |                                               |            |              |
| Private Individual                                                                | Concerned about what the                      |            |              |
| letter was about as buying a                                                      |                                               |            |              |
| flat.                                                                             |                                               |            |              |
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| Explained process, why,                                                           |                                               |            |              |
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CAAP policy, gave her Jennie's phone number and encouraged her to be part of neighbourhood plan making. Much relieved to have talked it through 
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