Comment
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 5463
Received: 16/02/2015
Respondent: Thurrock Borough Council
The NPPF makes provision for change of Green Belt boundaries. Brentwood Borough Council have not provided compelling evidence as to why they should not undertake a Green Belt Review. The 2013 and 2015 consultations both demonstrate Brentwood Borough Council cannot meet full OAN on brownfield. This constitutes exceptional circumstances for Brentwood to undertake a Green Belt Review. Both documents contain proposals for strategic Green Belt releases without a formal consistent Green Belt Review having been undertaken. The current consultation document fails to consider more strategic and consistent approach to assessing options for Green Belt release and boundary changes. Instead it relies purely on sites submitted by developers. Brentwood Borough Council should undertake a Green Belt Review as part of spatial options testing, which is subject to further public consultation before proceding to submission stage.
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