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.