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Object

Representation ID: 221

Received: 02/10/2013

Respondent: Thurrock Borough Council

It is considered that Brentwood Council should undertake a formal Green Belt review as part of the spatial options testing which is subject to further public consultation before the Council progresses the local plan to submission stage. A number of the adjoining authorities also have Green Belt designations. In the case of Thurrock the Green Belt extends across the entire Borough outside of the urban areas. Thurrock could not accommodate the unmet Brentwood housing need without undertaking a review of its own Green Belt. Therefore objects to Brentwood Council policy approach as unreasonable in seeking to meet its housing need in adjoining authorities with extensive Green Belt coverage when it has itself not undertaken a Green Belt review.