Object

Publication Draft

Representation ID: 65484

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: The Community Group

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Representation Summary:

Policy DS5 largely repeats the NPPF but it misrepresents Government policy in so far as there is a glaring omission. The NPPF explicitly excludes Green Belt land from the presumption in favour of sustainable development but this is not recognised in Policy DS5. It is therefore unsound.

Full text:

Policy DS5 largely repeats the NPPF but it misrepresents Government policy in so far as there is a glaring omission. The NPPF explicitly excludes Green Belt land from the presumption in favour of sustainable development but this is not recognised in Policy DS5. It is therefore unsound.