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Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Savills (UK) Ltd

We agree that sustainable development on brownfield land should be maximised before development on greenfield land is proposed.

However, not all brownfield land will be suitable for residential development. These reasons may not be known during plan-making particularly if they relate to contamination or ground condition. In some cases demolition and remediation costs may make a site unviable entirely or reduce viability such that it cannot contribute fully to infrastructure or affordable housing. Available brownfield land may also be suitable for a range of uses other than housing. "Suitable, viable and" should therefore be inserted before "available" in the description of the spatial hierarchy and calculation of capacity from such land and its contribution towards meeting growth needs must be pragmatic and cautious.

We agree with concentrating greenfield development in fewer, larger areas of strategic growth, which is compliant with NPPF Paragraph 77, while noting there is an important role for smaller-scale development to meet localised housing needs in various settlements within South Warwickshire. Large strategic sites are well placed to deliver significant growth alongside and in conjunction with supporting infrastructure. We expand on this elsewhere in our representations on Land at Welsh Road and Daventry Road, Southam.