Object

Representation ID: 2127

Received: 18/03/2021

Respondent: Ms Tamsin Treasure-Jones

I understand the national pressures on the Council for house building. However, greenbelt sites are only supposed to be used in exceptional circumstances. It is not really possible to see how development could take place here (a "100% greenfield and Green Belt land which contains trees and adjoins an area of deciduous woodland priority habitat") without it having a bad environmental impact. Indeed the plan itself states that "A significant adverse effect has been predicted for the air quality SA Objective as a result of the site being situated entirely within the CAZ." This seems to be a major issue to consider.
I believe that before building on sites such as this, we should thoroughly explore alternatives including: brownfield sites, improving existing housing, reviewing whether office space can be converted to housing (in light of the significant and likely permanent move to working from home).