Object
Draft Local Plan
Representation ID: 14715
Received: 21/04/2016
Respondent: Mr Brian Worth
Green Belt land should not be released unless it would be a huge benefit for the local community and hugely sought after by those residents. Neither case is true as far as West Horndon residents are concerned. Once gone it can never be restored.
The proposed sites at West Horndon and Dunton are in Metropolitan Green Belt land. Housing demand alone does not warrant the exceptional circumstances to justify such loss. The LDP seems to conflict with National Planning Policy on Green Belt retention but actively seems to encourage more than just this "one-off" release of Green Belt with the Parish.
Developers will have a powerful case to build more homes on adjacent Green Belt land once the precedent is set.
See attached.