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Yes

ID sylw: 106622

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Mac Mic Group

Asiant : McLoughlin Planning

As set out previously within these Representations, it is in our view imperative that the SWLP deals head on with the fact that the release of existing Green Belt land will be required to meet development needs over the Plan period. Such a case is not made clearly at section 4.9, and we strongly recommend that this is remedied in the forthcoming Regulation 19 Consultation draft of the Plan.
We support the recognition at Section 4.9 that “Some of South Warwickshire’s most sustainable locations fall within the Green Belt. For example, all of our train stations are either in or close to the Green Belt. This means that in order to deliver a truly sustainable pattern of growth, the SWLP needs to consider all options, including Green Belt options”. This was a point made in our previous representations and reflects the direction of travel contained within Government rhetoric regarding Green Belt land including the statement from the Deputy Prime Minister that: “a Green Belt designed for England in the middle of the twentieth century now must be updated for an England in the middle of the twenty first. The Green Belt today accounts for more land in England than land that is developed – around 13% compared to 10%. Yet as many assessments show, large areas of the Green Belt have little ecological value and are inaccessible to the public”