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I wish to object to the proposed development in Old Milverton and Blackdown contained in Warwick District Council's Preferred Options local plan.
The National Planning Framework ( NPPF ) states that the Government attaches great importance to Grre belts and that the fundemental aim of the Green belt is to prevent urban sprawl by keeping land permanently open.
The Green belt in Old milverton and Blackdown fulfils the 5 purposes of Greenbelt set out in the NPPF and therefore should remain as open Greenbelt land for ever.
It prevents the unrestricted sprawl of Leamingto to the north.
It prevents the merging of Leamington and Kenilworth.
It helps urban regeneration by encouraging the recycling of derelict and other urban land.

There are other sites which can be developed that are not in the Greenbelt, which should be used in preferrence to Greenbelt sites.
The NPFF states that Green belt boundaries should only be altered in exceptional circumstances and as there are alternative sites there are no such circumstances to build on this land.

I ask you to reconsider your preferred options