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Local Plan 2015-2030 Preferred Options for Consultation
Representation ID: 1283
Received: 01/10/2013
Respondent: JB Planning Associates Ltd.
The Council is placing a significant policy priority in favour of protecting the Green Belt which we believe is unnecessarily restrictive and fails to recognise the potential for some Green Belt sites to deliver sustainable development. We acknowledge the political sensitivity of the Green Belt, however in a borough where 80% is designated as Green Belt, we struggle to believe the few sites identified for release by the Borough are the only suitable sites. The Council should therefore take the form of a full Green Belt review. What is clear is that Brentwood will not meet its housing needs over the
plan period unless additional land is identified to meet the need for increased delivery, which will include assessing the potential for additional Green Belt release. Releasing appropriate Green Belt sites should not automatically be assumed to be an unsustainable and unfavourable outcome.
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