Object

Schedule of Potential Main Modifications

Representation ID: 29741

Received: 11/11/2021

Respondent: Dr Murray Wood

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Representation Summary:

The vision and strategic objectives must satisfy your tests to be meaningful, sound and effective. This is not the case because:
- Existing residents rely on motor vehicles, including delivery vehicles, due to Blackmore's the remoteness
- Significantly increasing the housing stock, will increase vehicle numbers, thus increasing congestion and pollution, while allowing more opportunity for accidents in a village with many young families
- Building on Greenbelt will negatively impact the biodiversity of the area
- MM1 and MM2 are unsound because they are not effective, or positively prepared if R25 and R26 remain in the plan

Full text:

The vision and strategic objectives must satisfy your tests to be meaningful, sound and effective. This is not the case because:
- Existing residents rely on motor vehicles, including delivery vehicles, due to Blackmore's the remoteness
- Significantly increasing the housing stock, will increase vehicle numbers, thus increasing congestion and pollution, while allowing more opportunity for accidents in a village with many young families
- Building on Greenbelt will negatively impact the biodiversity of the area
- MM1 and MM2 are unsound because they are not effective, or positively prepared if R25 and R26 remain in the plan