Support

Representation ID: 17421

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Mr & Mrs . Pyrah and Saunders

Number of people: 4

Agent: ID Planning

Support subject to amendment.

We support the proposed Green Belt releases to provide sustainable sites to deliver the current identified housing requirement.

The supporting text of the policy refers to Safeguarded land and states that land has not been safeguarded in the plan to reduce the harm to the Green Belt as a result of reducing the amount of land released from the Green Belt. In addition, paragraph 3.5.27 of the plan states that the Governments focus of housing uplift of 35% shows a greater intent for the development in urban areas rather than in greenfield/ green belt locations.

We object to the statement the plan should identify areas of safeguarded land on the Policies Map to meet longer term development need for housing and ensure that Green Belt boundaries can endure beyond the plan period.

Required Change
The policy and policies map should be amended to provide additional releases of Green Belt sites and Safeguarded land allocations to ensure the longevity of Green Belt boundaries whilst ensuring the housing requirement is met.