The King Henry VIII Endowed Trust broadly supports Policy PO15. We recognise the importance of well designed Green Infrastructure in contributing to inclusive and sustainable open spaces which can offer a variety of functions including recreation within easy access of new and existing residents of the District. Similarly we recognise the importance of GI in creating habitat linkages and reducing habitat and species fragmentation and isolation.
Under the same policy we also support the initiative to identify and protect a number of "green wedges" within the District, which are considered "important for their ecological, landscape and/or access functions in the setting of different urban areas and urban fringes". However, we do not believe that land west of Warwick Racecourse accords with the stated purpose and should not be designated as a 'Green Wedge'.
Any proposed Green Wedge designation will, by the time of the examination in to the Plan, need to be justified and supported by an appropriate, transparent and robust evidence base.