Comment
Rochford District Core Strategy Regulation 26 Draft
Representation ID: 336
Received: 02/07/2007
Respondent: Mr Ivor Jones
As far as I can tell, the Strategy document makes no mention of agricultural land, which probably still represents the largest acreage of any land use in the District, and still forms a major element in its landscape character, even though employment is negligible.
I would like to see a presumption against any loss of high-grade agricultural land. Retention of agricultural land may not be considered nationally important at present, but will certainly become so again.
As far as I can tell, the Strategy document makes no mention of agricultural land, which probably still represents the largest acreage of any land use in the District, and still forms a major element in its landscape character, even though employment is negligible.
I would like to see a presumption against any loss of high-grade agricultural land. Retention of agricultural land may not be considered nationally important at present, but will certainly become so again.