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ID sylw: 66117

Derbyniwyd: 27/06/2014

Ymatebydd: Mr and Mrs Martin

Asiant : Cerda Planning Ltd

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The 2009 Green Belt review is considered dated and in need of review to properly inform the Council's Local Plan. It fails to consider sustainable sites in well placed locations such as the land west of Old Budbrooke Road.The review methodology is considered flawed and has resulted in sustainable sites that should have been considered for release being missed.

The 2012 review which although followed the NPPF,only focused on several sites and did not seek to remedy the issues outlined above. Without an up to date and thorough review, the evidence base relating to the Green Belt is considered flawed.

The land west of Old Budbrooke Road, has good transport links and is served by a number of nearby amenities.With regard to the quality of the environment, the land is not open as one would expect the Green Belt to be, it has become urbanised through developments including housing, employment and transport infrastructure.Therefore the Green Belt in this location no longer serves the purpose of the Green Belt, as set out in the NPPF, and its protection in this area is no longer considered critical when assessed against those objectives.Furthermore initial technical work has been undertaken which indicates that there are no environmental or physical constraints to development.

The site should be considered for allocation now and within this plan-period. Its proximity to the strategic and local highway network and its connections to Birmingham and Coventry are such that the site can make a significant positive contribution in assisting Warwick District Council in satisfying its duty to cooperate.