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ID sylw: 66524

Derbyniwyd: 27/06/2014

Ymatebydd: Friends of the Earth

Nifer y bobl: 4

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We object to the proposals in this policy to remove land from the Green Belt at Southcrest Farm, Kenilworth, and in the vicinity of Coventry Airport.

Warwick District Council does still need to determine 'robust criteria' for each site it proposes to remove from the Green Belt.

We note that in Appendix 9 -Green Belt Critical Review, the reviewer stresses that the 'fundamental aim and five purposes of Green Belt' are still important (page 19) and 'robust criteria' in the form of 'Sustainable Development Constraints' will need to be established ' to ensure that any land proposed for release from Green Belt status for potential development can be achieved in a way that:
* does not damage land with important landscape or nature conservation value;
* does not damage land which performs an important floodplain function; and
* is readily accessible to and from existing, or easily extended, facilities or services'.
Also, the reviewer states (on page 23 )'There should not be a 'call for sites' exercise, as this could imply that the Assessment is 'developer-led', rather than being an appropriate assessment considered against strict Green Belt criteria and based on proportionate evidence.' This is particularly relevant in the case of the Kings Hill site which has been suggested again recently by Coventry City Council. This site was considered early on in the Local Plan review process and rejected when 'considered against strict Green Belt criteria'. It is also relevant to the proposed relocation of Kenilworth School at Southcrest Farm - the proposed site has already been rejected when 'considered against strict Green Belt criteria'.