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Representation ID: 66038

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: A C Lloyd Homes Ltd

Agent: Stansgate Planning

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? Yes

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Policy DS11 proposes the allocation of Kingswood- Meadow House and Kingswood- Kingswood Farm for residential development. We find the proposed allocations, and the removal of the land from the Green Belt to facilitate that development to be sound and appropriate.

Kingswood is a sustainable settlement which provides a good range of local services and facilities to its residents.Moreover the village is served by
regular public transport, both bus and train, making access to higher tier settlements feasible without reliance on the private car.

We find the proposal to release land from the Green Belt at this point in time necessary to ensure the future success of the settlement. It is only by releasing land that the village will be able to meet its own housing needs, both affordable and market.

Land at Meadow House and Kingswood Farm is available and suitable to meet the development needs of the settlement.

We find that the proposed allocations, and the removal of the sites from the Green Belt, is appropriate, having been fully justified through the Local Plan preparation process. It is effective in that the development will meet housing needs in a sustainable settlement, and is consistent with national policy.