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Representation ID: 60178

Received: 28/07/2013

Respondent: Crest Strategic Projects

Agent: d2planning

Proposed Alternative Housing Allocation at C13 Lodge Farm, Westward Heath Road, Coventry:

There is a recognised and identified need for additional housing within the District not just to meet the District's housing needs but also those of adjoining Districts such as Coventry.

The Core Strategy should and must provide the necessary certainty that those needs will be met. This can only be achieved if additional land is identified for housing development.

It is considered that in meeting the actual housing needs for the District (and those of adjoining Districts) that land currently within the green belt will need to be released.

Whilst the site is currently located within the green belt, the joint green belt review (2009) (site C14C -see plan submitted with representation) concluded that the site was relatively free from constraints and should be taken forward for further consideration.

The site is considered available, suitable and achievable.

There are no constraints to the delivery of the site in respect of school capacity, highways, landscape and visual impact, biodiversity, heritage assessment, drainage or ground conditions.

The release of the site has the potential to be developed in accordance with the principles of sustainable garden towns as set in the Council's Garden Towns, Village & Suburbs Prospectus.

Recommendations The site should be released from the green belt and allocated for a housing land development of up to 880 dwellings within the Local Plan. That development should adhere to the principles of sustainable garden towns as set out in the Council's Garden Towns, Village & Suburbs Prospectus (see plan submitted with representation).