Object

Proposed Modifications January 2016

Representation ID: 68463

Received: 21/04/2016

Respondent: Mr A Beswick

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Representation Summary:

EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES required by the National Planning PolicyFramework 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 forever.

The area is highly valued and used for multiple activities, including use by local schools for educational purposes.

Full text:

EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES required by the National Planning PolicyFramework 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 forever.

The area is highly valued and used for multiple activities, including use by local schools for educational purposes.