Object

Representation ID: 10943

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: P&D Northern Asset Management

Agent: Pegasus Group (Manchester)

We support the Council’s position that exceptional circumstances exist to release land from the Green Belt. However, we object to part B of the policy in that it does not identify land at Queensbury Golf Course for development.

We recognise that this is because the site has not previously been put forwards as a suitable and available site for redevelopment - we can confirm that the site is fully available, suitable and deliverable and should therefore be fully considered in the Council’s evidence base and SA going forward with the view to allocate the site for housing development in the regulation 19 Plan.

To not do so would represent a major departure from the adopted Spatial Strategy for the area where Queensbury was allotted a target of 1,000 homes. Departing from this is not currently justified.

The Council has not sought to identify safeguarded land - this is contrary to NPPF para 139.