Support

Representation ID: 17685

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Bannister Investments Limited

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 plan should identify areas of safeguarded land on the Policies Map to address under-delivery and be available if a five year housing land supply cannot be met. The identification of Safeguarded land meets longer term development need for housing and ensures that Green Belt boundaries can endure beyond the plan period.
We consider the 35% housing uplift should be applied to the requirement. This would require greater green belt release to ensure sufficient sites are provided to meet the requirement. The plan should identify additional Green Belt sites to meet a higher requirement based on the 35% uplift.
Required Change
The policy and policies map should be amended to provide additional releases of Green Belt sites and Safeguarded land allocations to meet the housing requirement and ensure the longevity of Green Belt boundaries whilst ensuring the housing requirement is met.