Comment
Local Plan 2015-2030 Preferred Options for Consultation
Representation ID: 615
Received: 23/09/2013
Respondent: Ingatestone and Fryerning Parish Council
a. The first sentence refers to very special circumstances but these are not defined. We believe that the sentence should read "Proposals to extend dwellings within the Green Belt will not be permitted unless al the following criteria are met or very special circumstances are demonstrated". We think this is clearer and will avoid confusion.
criteria b- we are concerned that extensions of 30% to large properties could represent significant intrusion into the Green Belt and thereby affect its openness. Whilst we appreciate that criteria c. will give some protection we feel that some way of setting a maximum size should be seriously considered rather than a straight percentage figure which could give some properties too little and some far too much.
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