Object

Proposed Modifications January 2016

Representation ID: 68456

Received: 22/04/2016

Respondent: Mrs Penelope Beswick

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Representation Summary:

EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES required by the National Planning Policy Framework to remove land from the Green Belt have not been demonstrated.
The development is to support Coventry's housing needs. There are sustainable sites closer to Coventry.
Development will not support Coventry's housing need.
Sites on the edge of Coventry are of lower Green Belt value. The'green lung'; between Leamington and Kenilworth will be reduced unacceptably.
Highly productive farming land will be lost together with long established wild life habitat.
The area is highly valued by the community and sustainable for multiple activities, including being used by local schools for educational purposes.

Full text:

EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES required by the National Planning Policy Framework to remove land from the Green Belt have not been demonstrated.
The development is to support Coventry's housing needs. There are sustainable sites closer to Coventry.
Development will not support Coventry's housing need.
Sites on the edge of Coventry are of lower Green Belt value. The'green lung'; between Leamington and Kenilworth will be reduced unacceptably.
Highly productive farming land will be lost together with long established wild life habitat.
The area is highly valued by the community and sustainable for multiple activities, including being used by local schools for educational purposes.