Comment

Representation ID: 10957

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: P&D Northern Asset Management

Agent: Pegasus Group (Manchester)

We do not take any particular issue with this policy and note that it largely reflects the position in the adopted Core Strategy, which promoted 1,000 new homes to be delivered in and around Queensbury and this was deemed acceptable in 2017.

Queensbury and its hinterlands fall within Zone C - land within 7km of the SPA/SAC boundaries where development of homes needs to consider the potential for new households to place recreational pressures on the SPA/SCA. We support the Policy wording that allows for on or off site mitigation to be provided & flexibility re the best type of mitigation to be offered.

Queensbury is surrounded by a network of public rights of way that provide immediate access to the open countryside. The development of the Queensbury Golf Course site will provide a large area of open space that would provide suitable mitigation on site and create links to existing PRoW networks in the vicinity see indicative site appraisal masterplan.