Comment
Draft Local Plan
Representation ID: 13663
Received: 23/03/2016
Respondent: Mr Sasha Millwood
The green belt is more than just a "valuable" asset -- it is indispensible, and I would like my local Council to prioritise its preservation above all else. The constraints to "development opportunities" are eminently a price worth paying. Genuine "development needs" can be met through regulated use of brownfield sites in town centres -- the Council must not acquiesce to developers' desire for the greater profits arising from greenfield development. The whole point of the green belt is for it to be permanent and open; not chipped away gradually and insidiously in every planning cycle.
The green belt is more than just a "valuable" asset -- it is indispensible, and I would like my local Council to prioritise its preservation above all else. The constraints to "development opportunities" are eminently a price worth paying. Genuine "development needs" can be met through regulated use of brownfield sites in town centres -- the Council must not acquiesce to developers' desire for the greater profits arising from greenfield development. The whole point of the green belt is for it to be permanent and open; not chipped away gradually and insidiously in every planning cycle.