Object
Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft
Representation ID: 1553
Received: 30/11/2016
Respondent: Mrs Nicola Scott
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? No
No justification for the housing target and no account taken of green belt constraints. The need for additional housing does not constitute exceptional circumstances.
There is an absence of justification for the excessive housing target that does not take into proper account of Green Belt constraints and in many cases. The current framework makes it very clear Green Belt boundaries should only be adjusted when very special circumstances exist, through the Local plan and with the support of local people. The need for additional housing alone does not constitute exceptional circumstances for rolling back further the green belt around the towns on the A1M corridor.