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Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Coventry City Council

In terms of safeguarded land the draft policy direction states:

"Areas of existing safeguarded land such as the land at Westwood Heath designated
in the adopted Warwick District Local Plan will also need to be revisited to determine
whether they are suitable for development, based on the latest available evidence."

The sequential approach is supported, and accords with national policy. In terms of the
safeguarded Land at Westwood Heath, this now needs to be considered in the round with
other options being put forward and in line with the updated evidence base. Coventry City
Council, through its Regulation 19 Plan has not identified a future shortfall in terms of
housing need and whilst this remains yet to be examined it seems unnecessary to retain
safeguarded land in this location when through the sequential approach other locations
would be more appropriate. This is also significant in terms of the conclusions of the
Sustainability Appraisal which identifies the SG01 area (which neighbours the safeguarded
land) as scoring especially poorly in terms of biodiversity, landscape, natural resources and
pollution. Development should be steered elsewhere and the safeguarded land should be
returned to the Green Belt.