Comment
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 12962
Received: 17/02/2015
Respondent: Anderson Group
Agent: Bidwells
Hundal v South Buckinghamshire DC [2012] demonstrates that housing need is capable of justifying a change in the Green Belt boundaries. St Albans City and District Council (another Metropolitan Green Belt authority) with the Local Plan to meet full objectively assessed housing need with Green Belt release as'exceptional circumstances' do exist because there is insufficient capacity on suitable brownfield sites and no alternative locations beyond the Green Belt. Without the release of greenfield Green Belt land in Blackmore, the Local Plan would be incapable of delivering sustainable growth in the village in accordance with locally identified need. The Council should therefore release greenfield Green Belt land because there are locations within area (A) where the identified local need cannot be accommodated on brownfield sites alone.
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