Object
Core Strategy Submission Document
Representation ID: 16203
Received: 02/11/2009
Respondent: CPREssex
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? Yes
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
The policies are unsound because the Core Strategy does not take into account the fact that the supply of brownfield sites is not static.
If further brownfield sites come forward this should trigger a review of the need to release land from the Green Belt. The Strategy needs to contain such a Police.cxc
House Policy - General
CPREssex is very concerned at the policies for new housing which state that there is a lack of brownfield sites and therefore Green Belt must be released for development. The quanity of brownfield sites is not static. More will be created during the plan period. There seems to be no consideration even in the section on monitoring that further brownfield sites may become available before or after 2021. If such sites come forward the need for Green belt sites would be reduced.
In order to reduce the amount of building on Green Belt land it is important that a constant review is maintained of all available/likely brownfield sites within or adjacent to the urban areas of the District.