Object

Representation ID: 18031

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Harworth Group & Nufarm UK Ltd

Agent: Johnson Mowat

Please also refer to our comments on Policy EC1

Harworth and Nufarm object to the inclusion of sites NE22/E and NE23/E within the list at part C of draft Policy SP5 as these sites should not be allocated as employment sites.

Site NE22/E (see Section 5), this should be removed outright.

Site NE23/E should be developed for employment use only if planning permission is granted on the basis of ‘very special circumstances’ being demonstrated. Given a planning application is currently being considered by the Council, it is not necessary to remove this site from the Green Belt and allocate it as an employment site.

Alternative wording for Part D of draft Policy SP5 relating to NE23/E is given (see submission document). The proposals map should also be amended.

A further change to the Green Belt is justified in the location south and east of the Nufarm UK Ltd factory at Wyke to accommodate a strategically located allocation for employment development and to safeguard additional land.