Object
Draft Local Plan
Representation ID: 15974
Received: 13/05/2016
Respondent: Herongate and Ingrave Parish Council
Among a number of court cases, relating to greenbelt being a restraint on housing targets, is the following http://www.stalbans.gov.uk/Images/2013%20EWCA%20Civ%201610_tcm15-,38904.pdfthe
Within paragraph 6 of the Court of Appeals judgement its states;
'There is no doubt, that in proceeding their local plans, local planning authorities are required to ensure that the "full objectively assessed needs" for housing are to be met " as far as is consistent with policies st out in this framework". Those policies include the protection of greenbelt land. Indeed, a whole section of the framework, Section 9, is devoted to that topic, a section which begins by saying " The Government attaches great importance to Green Belts": Para 79. The Framework seems to envisage some review of Green Belt boundaries through the new Local Plan process but states that " the general extent of Green Belts across the country is already established." It seems clear, and is not in dispute in this appeal, that such a Local Plan could properly fall short of meeting the " full objectively assessed needs" for housing in its area because of the conflict which would otherwise arise with policies on the Green Belt...'.
Clearly this Court of Appeal judgement demonstrates Green Belt as a constraint to meeting " full objectively assessed needs" for housing. Brentwoods proposed LDP is particularly damaging and excessive in its proposed housing targets and there is absolutely no need for any re-designation of Green Belt for development.
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