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Representation ID: 46863

Received: 24/07/2012

Respondent: Dr Barry Meatyard

Representation Summary:

Please review the projections for sustainable growth which are clearly unrealistic - both in macro-economic terms and in environmental terms.

Full text:

I have no issue with para 7.4 (as detailed in comment in Introduction), but am concerned about how the level of growth has been calculated.

Para 7.5 is a critical one. It is vital that the level of growth projected does not threaten the structure and status of Warwick as the County Town. Excessive and inappropriate growth around the fringes of the town. The NPPF (Core Principle 2.23) specifically excludes such development.
Para 7.6 is worded as if growth is both inevitable and good. A key principle is sustainability - which is not attainable in an environment where it is assumed that there are no limits to growth. The UK as a whole is now unsustainable in terms of the land area needed to support its population.