Support

Representation ID: 59425

Received: 22/07/2013

Respondent: Mr and Mrs G Bull

Agent: Stansgate Planning

Support the general thrust of the policy, to concentrate development within and on the edge of the existing urban areas, but also to distribute some growth across the District, to meet the needs of the rural population.

The creation of a hierarchy of villages to ensure the level of growth is appropriate to the size of the settlement is considered to be the most appropriate approach, with higher levels of growth to the larger, more sustainable villages.

Agree that it is generally more appropriate to direct development to non Green Belt locations where this is possible, but support the recognition that not all needs can be met on non Green Belt sites.

This will particularly be the case in respect of larger, more sustainable villages which are located within the Green Belt. Failure to allocate land for development to those settlements would be harmful to the overall strategy of the Plan, failing to provide for housing where it is genuinely required.