Comment
Draft Local Plan
Representation ID: 14109
Received: 11/04/2016
Respondent: Zada Capital
The Draft Plan recognizes that there is a need to release land from the Green Belt however there is a reluctance to accept that for the Borough to grow and develop there needs to be a more flexible approach to taking land out of the Green Belt and develop it. The long held view that the Green Belt is sacrosanct reflected in the Draft Plan makes it miss the opportunity to identify areas capable of taking development whilst minimizing the effect on the Green Belt.
In a previous report the Council recognized that the best way to maintain the Green Belt was to do smaller developments in and around villages, thereby minimizing damage to the existing landscape. But the Draft Plan recommends concentrate building at Dunton on Green Belt land and around West Horndon. The Draft Plan's approach does not allow for growth throughout the Borough and does not recognize the need to move away from the blanket designation of Green Belt over the whole Borough.
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