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Representation ID: 29719

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Bellway Homes Limited

Agent: Barton Wilmore

Bellway Homes Limited, who are one of the largest housebuilders in the country, has a firm interest in the site and is preparing to develop it. There is a willing landowner who wishes to see the site developed and a national housebuilder who have the means to ensure it comes forward in the plan period. Bellway Homes Limited have undertaken a thorough analysis of the market in the local area and are confident that there is sufficient interest in the area to justify the development of the site.

As such, the site is both available and achievable as per the tests of the NPPF.

As noted in the proforma, there are several potential access options and Bellway Homes Limited will be commissioning a highways consultant to confirm the most appropriate location for access and it is considered that this work can be provided to the Council prior to the Publication version of the Local Plan.

Bellway Homes Limited are aware of matters such as proximity to listed buildings, conservation areas and the open landscape, however, these matters can be addressed through sensitive design of any future residential development.

The development of the site would not lead to urban sprawl or the coalescence of settlements and would lead to minimal encroachment into the countryside. It is considered to represent a logical extension to Clayton and would round off the settlement, not breaching the northern most extent of built development in the settlement as a whole. As such, the land is no longer considered to meet the five Green Belt purposes and it should be released.