Object

Representation ID: 30253

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Persimmon Homes (West Yorkshire)

Agent: Barton Wilmore

Persimmon objects to the exclusion of site ME/005 as a proposed housing allocation, as it is a deliverable site which is suitable, available and achievable.

The only reason the Council have rejected the site is because of perceived Green Belt impacts and landscape impacts.

However, the Council have not fully justified specifically what the issues through their evidence base.

Persimmon have provided technical documentation which demonstrates that contrary to the Council’s conclusions, the development of the site would have minimal impact upon the Green Belt and the local landscape.

We consider that site ME/005 should be allocated based on the current housing requirement proposed in the draft Local Plan as it is suitable, available and achievable. However, in the context that the Council have a shortfall of 9,000 units across the Plan period and will therefore need to apportion additional units to Menston, this site should be allocated once the numbers are increased to the standard method level.

Detailed technical assessment so the site are provided - see submission document - including relating to highways, landscape, green belt, ecology