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Issues and Options Document

Representation ID: 35476

Received: 07/03/2018

Respondent: Southern & Regional Developments Ltd

Agent: CLAREMONT PLANNING CONSUTLANCY LTD

Representation Summary:

The LPA should continue in considering previously developed land in the Green Belt for development and should prioritise these sites for release to ensure delivery of housing.

Full text:

On behalf of Southern & Regional Developments, Claremont Planning supports the retention of the policy proposed through Option A, that policy should continue to promote the consideration of previously developed sites in the Green Belt where it does not affect its purpose of openness. Indeed, such locations should be considered through the Green Belt Review as priority areas for removal from the Green Belt; or rather such locations where development is acceptable. This is an appropriate and sustainable method in considering this type of land for development in the Green Belt. If the other option were to be pursued, the policy written into the local plan would be excessively site specific and would not be sufficiently flexible enough to ensure that sites, which would be acceptable in the context of the National Planning Policy Framework.