Comment
Draft Local Plan
Representation ID: 13114
Received: 15/02/2016
Respondent: Mr Chris Hossack
Infill's in GB should be permitted especially where surrounded by existing development.
GB sites should be graded and consider existing use, habitat and aesthetics.
Some of the areas designated Green Belt are NOT in actual fact in open Green Belt. The council need to take a more pragmatic view particularly on infill land that is located within the Green Belt. Some infill plots with defensible boundaries are turned down by planning officers which means truly open greenbelt areas such as Dunton are on the agenda. We can meet a good proportion of our housing target by utilising infill sites in the GB without actually expanding the urban area into open GB.
Planning officers should also consider a grading or categorisation of GB space ie. low quality - high quality. Some of our infill GB land is aesthetically very poor.