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ID sylw: 107918

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Catesby Estates Ltd

Asiant : Stantec

SG01 South of Coventry Group

Paragraph 146 of the NPPF is clear that exceptional circumstances to justify the release of Green Belt land for development include instances where an authority cannot meet its identified need for homes through other means. It is evident that the overwhelming need cannot be met without Green Belt release and exceptional circumstances accordingly exist to justify this approach.
Catesby Estates strongly agrees with the proposed SG01 (South of Coventry Group) Strategic Growth Location and consider the proposed location to be highly sustainable, given its proximity to the existing conurbations of Coventry and Kenilworth.
It is a basic principle of sustainable growth to identify and develop locations which are within close reach of existing facilities and employment opportunities by sustainable means other than the private car (such as walking, cycle and public transport). The development of the area south
of Coventry would represent such a development, given the prevalence of services and employment opportunities within Coventry that are already frequented by residents of South Warwickshire.
This is reflected within the Interim Sustainability Appraisal of the South Warwickshire Local Plan (December 2024) prepared by Lepus Consulting, which indicates that location SG01 generally scores among the most sustainable of the strategic growth locations against sustainability criteria such as accessibility and economy.
In this regard, Catesby Estates is continuing to promote Land at Gibbet Hill Road for a residential-led development. Land at Gibbet Hill Road falls within the Strategic Growth Location south of Coventry and accordingly constitutes a sustainable location for development.