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Representation ID: 621

Received: 03/07/2007

Respondent: Pond Chase Nurseries Ltd

Agent: Boyer Planning Ltd

It is noted that the Council have yet to prepare an Urban Capacity Study (paragraph 4.5.3). It can be anticipated that the Plan will need to provide for a release of land from the Green Belt if its general and affordable housing needs are to be met in accordance with the requirements of the emerging Regional Spatial Strategy. Accordingly, the Preferred Option for housing as stated at paragraph 4.5.11 should be amended to include an additional bullet point as follows:

. After the re-use of previously developed land in urban areas, the Council will prioritise housing allocations on sites currently lying within the Green Belt but which can form appropriate extensions to the respective urban areas and where a priority will be placed on the allocation of sites that already contain existing buildings and provide opportunities for local visual enhancement.