Object
Proposed Modifications January 2016
Representation ID: 70052
Received: 22/04/2016
Respondent: CPRE WARWICKSHIRE
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
In order to comply with the key characteristics and purposes of the Green Belt, the additional housing proposals on land designated as Green Belt should be the proposed location of housing should be deleted. In particular, the addition of greenfield sites on the southern edge of Coventry would conflict with the purposes of the Green Belt south of Coventry and would cause great harm. Harm would be magnified when cumulative change is properly assessed: the combination of the unjustified sub-regional employment site (Policy DS16) and the excessive housing proposals would devastate the Green Belt south of Coventry, extending the sprawl of Coventry around Baginton towards the villages of Stoneleigh and Bubbenhall which are of historic importance, demonstrated by their being Conservation Areas
The cumulative impact on roads in the area would also be unacceptable. There is no evidence that mooted (Ref Mod 20) road improvements are viable and would resolve the issues.
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