Object
Draft Local Plan
Representation ID: 15376
Received: 06/05/2016
Respondent: Maylands Green Estate Co. Ltd
Agent: JTS Partnership LLP
Of the five sites that have been identified for release from the Green Belt, site 079A is considered to have a 'Low-Moderate' assessment rating, sites 022, 023 and 032, 087, 235 are considered to have a 'Moderate' racing, whilst 034 has a 'Moderate-High' rating. A 'Moderate' rating is defined as being where "development of the site will moderately affect the site's contribution to the purposes of the Green Belt" and where either: -
- Three, or all, Green Belt Purposes is assessed to a Moderate Level; or
- One Purpose of the Green Belt is assessed to a High Level and at least two Purposes are assessed to a Moderate Level; or
- Two Purposes are assessed to a High Level and the other two Purposes limited to a Low level."
Given that the Assessment also lists 50 sites that are either within the 'Low-Moderate' or the 'Low' assessment rating, the Council has failed to take into account their own Evidence Base in identifying sites and when informing their Local Plan strategy. As a result, it is considered that the Local Plan, as it stands, is unsound.
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