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Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Acres Land & Planning

This draft policy needs to be re-drafted to provide a more positive regime which starts from the principle that local communities should be kept alive rather than ‘protected’ from development. The Neighbourhood Plan should not be the only exception to a commitment to review BUAB’s – when this will simply draw boundaries around the edge of each village. The paragraph which states ‘Consideration should be given to the need for the SWDP to identify small sites etc’ is wholly inadequate. The need to deliver at least 10% of the housing requirement on small sites is an expectation of the NPPF. It is this policy requirement which delivers housing choice for consumers – with smaller sites delivered by smaller builders and a greater variety of types and tenures. The Government’s review of green belt policy (and the introduction of ‘grey Belt’ sites), should also signal more than just odd houses within BUAB’s in green belt villages.