Object

Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

Representation ID: 1159

Received: 28/11/2016

Respondent: Mr Graham Dormer

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Representation Summary:

Object to KB1:
- Building on the Green Belt - Meeting exceptional circumstances

Full text:

The proposal to move Green Belt boundaries from their current long established position solely because there is an equally or more defensible location elsewhere is contrary to national Green Belt policy. The availability of land, offered to meet a perceived housing need, is not an exceptional circumstance, and is not justified. The removal of Green Belt status from the land affected would be likely to cause significant harm to the Green Belt and its purposes, and requires fuller explanation and justification in the Local Plan.