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							                                        Core Strategy and Site Allocations
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The Core Strategy proposes 4 employment growth zones, similar to the Issues and
Options documents, but with the addition of land to the north of Clowne. Details of the
amounts of employment land to be allocated are contained in the Site Allocations
document.

         Name                Location                  Amount of land to be allocated

 1.      Clowne EGZ          (comprising               11 ha at Barlborough Links and
                             Barlborough Links         30 ha north of Clowne
                             and expansion land
                             north of Clowne)
 2.     Markham EGZ          (comprising Markham       19 ha at Markham Vale
                             Vale and the former       (Seymour) and 31 ha at the
                             Coalite site)             former Coalite works
 3.     Shirebrook EGZ       (Brook Park and           21 ha at Brook Park, 10 ha
                             Portland Drive, South     strategic reserve at Portland Drive
                             Shirebook)
 4.     Castlewood EGZ       (comprising land at       45 ha at Wincobank Farm and
                             Carter Lane,              Pinxton Castle, removing the
                             Wincobank Farm and        current restriction limiting their
                             Pinxton Castle, South     development for large firms only.
                             Normanton)                In addition a total of about 5ha at
                                                       Berristow Lane and Carter Lane.
Nottinghamshire County Council recognises that the locations are broadly consistent with
the draft Regional Plan, but the proposals in the draft Regional Plan are subject to the
examination process and emerging guidance on employment land totals and locations
from existing regional and planned sub-regional employment studies. Until these have
reported it is premature to finalise employment land totals. Further to this the amounts of
land appear to be significant. It is not clear whether the scale of proposed development is
consistent with the strategy in the draft Regional Plan – Northern SRS Policy 1 - whereby
significant levels of growth are expected to directed to the sub-regional centres (which
include Worksop and Mansfield in Nottinghamshire County). It appears that some of the
sites, for example the land north of Clowne, could also involve significant levels of
development on greenfield land which may not be justified. These major development
sites will also have a significant impact upon roads in Nottinghamshire. As such they
should all be supported by a Transport Assessment which Nottinghamshire County
Council would wish to have the opportunity to comment on.

It is noted that the sustainability appraisals raise concerns about CS 5, SA 10 and SA 11
particularly in relation to landscape and biodiversity.

Given these concerns about prematurity; potential to conflict with the need for growth in
the sub-regional centres; unjustified levels of development on greenfield land; potential
traffic impacts; and other local effects; Nottinghamshire County Council consider that the
plans would be improved by taking a more conservative approach to employment.




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