Object

Representation ID: 66412

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Hazel and Robin Fryer

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

The level of housing growth is based on an arbitrary selection of growth predictions which have now been shown to be not justified by the latest ONS projections. The local plan needs to be revised downward to be sound. The statement that the Council may wish to revise the figures upwards to accomodate the overspill from other areas undermines the local plan process. The duty to cooperate across the districts does not stipulate that the area must sacrifice its environment to satisfy its neighbours. The omission of the green belt at Thickthorn must be justified by demonstrating exceptional circumstances. The insensitive zoning approach to this intrusion into the green belt should be revised to a more environmentally sensitive approach.