Object
Draft Local Plan
Representation ID: 16119
Received: 16/05/2016
Respondent: EA Strategic Land LLP
Agent: Iceni Projects Limited
The Council has not undertaken appropriate forms of assessment to determine whether the proposed de-allocations from the Green Belt are justified and whether the sites would continue to fulfil their role. Given the perceived high quality of the landscape in the Borough, we consider the Council has not properly assessed the effects of releasing land within the Green Belt for a garden village concept. Fundamentally, a Green Belt Review has not been undertaken that determines which areas of the Green Belt do not fulfill the functions of the Green Belt designation. The latter proposal of the policy to release land for Dunton Hills Garden Village is considered to be unjustified and ineffective in seeking to meet the objectively assessed needs of the Borough due to the Council's failure to fully assess the impact of development.
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