Comment
Draft Local Plan
Representation ID: 14539
Received: 19/04/2016
Respondent: Mr C Lonergan
Agent: Strutt & Parker LLP
It is considered that land at Salmonds Farm, Ingrave [Site Ref. 067A & B], should be removed from the Green Belt and allocated for residential development in order to assist with the soundness of the Plan and to ensure it is deliverable.
This site would provide flexibility in the delivery of homes in a sustainable location to meet the needs of the local area.
This site while in the Green Belt does not result in sprawl as a result of allocation. The allocation of development on sites with clear boundaries and that relate to the existing settlement are able to provide predictable and defined development without resulting in sprawl into the countryside, which would be more likely to arise from development imposed on the borough as a result of failure of the plan to properly meet its housing needs. A proposed layout is supplied with this representation to assist the council in recognising the defensible boundary this site can provide.
The Sustainability Appraisal concludes the site has potential to meet housing need, being suitable, available and achievable for around 44 dwellings. Given the suitability of the site for development and the immediate delivery of the scheme to assist with meeting housing need, it would seem perverse not to allocate the site.
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