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Yes

ID sylw: 105919

Derbyniwyd: 06/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Sworders

Asiant : Sworders

Yes, we agree with the approach laid out in draft policy direction 2 – potential new settlements. The Council states that one or more new settlements will be identified and considered for strategic site allocation in the most sustainable locations and where they can be developed to a suitable minimum size, recognising the importance of large-scale developments as set out in Paragraph 77 of the NPPF. We would like to emphasise the suitability of identified potential new settlement G1 for an allocation. Potential settlement locations A1, A2, B1, BW and C1 should NOT be included within the Local Plan due to them being located within the green belt when other suitable options are available and suitable to come forward outside of the green belt, such as G1. Including allocations for new settlements within the green belt when other suitable sites (G1) outside of the green belt are available risks the new local plan becoming unsound and as such should not be considered. New settlements in railway corridors should form an important part of the overall strategy as they will deliver housing and jobs over a long period of time, contributing not just to this Plan’s strategy but that of future Plans too, and would deliver highly sustainable new development where residents can either work close to their home, or travel by sustainable transport to work.