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Derbyniwyd: 21/02/2025

Ymatebydd: Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce

The CWCC does not, at this stage have a strong preference for the sites identified. As it has noted elsewhere the Chamber favours a final figure for employment land provision at the upper end of the range (125 ha) and believes that this figure should be a minimum and that it should also be informed by further qualitative work that could help both refine the overall target figure to 2050 and, critically, inform the
type of sectoral provision that is required across the development plan period.
There are two major “Strategic sites” identified and clearly both sites have the potential to make a major contribution to employment provision. However as noted in the text
the timing of implementation may differ and that may be important to ensure a steady “flow “of employment opportunities over the plan period.

In the final paragraph of this Policy Direction there is a recognition that the larger sites portrayed in this Policy may be unsuitable to accommodate and expand the range of smaller businesses and enterprises located in smaller towns and villages. This is in line with the current NPPF and Section 6.6 of the draft proposals. This recognition/acknowledgement is welcomed by CWCCC.