Other

Representation ID: 103992

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Mr Amarjit Gill

Green spaces are important for all people to enjoy and benefit our mental wellbeing

Yes

Representation ID: 104111

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Ms Margaret Halligan

Agree

No

Representation ID: 104310

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Mr Stephen Norrie

I agree with the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust position that Councils should be more ambitious on this front.

Yes

Representation ID: 104704

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Mr Neal Appleton

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Yes

Representation ID: 104864

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: H Crook

for population health, both physical and mental, green spaces have been proven to be beneficial.
helps with obesity
helps with air pollution - green areas improve air quality(proven)
helps with physical exercise for children and adults
helps with urban overheating
vital to help mitigate against global warning
vital for nature and wildlife

Yes

Representation ID: 104879

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Miss Ann Colley

agree

No

Representation ID: 104884

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Dr Susan Hood

Councils should be taking the lead on allocating Local Green Spaces, being proactive, not just relying on existing plans and proposals.

No

Representation ID: 105307

Received: 28/02/2025

Respondent: Warwickshire Wildlife Trust

No. The Councils should not be relying on the few adopted Neighbourhood Plans. It is their duty to allocate Local Green Spaces for protection within their local plans and be proactive in regards to this important designation.

Yes

Representation ID: 106669

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Warwickshire Property and Development Group

Agent: Framptons

Agree with the approach laid out in Draft Policy Direction 43a

Yes

Representation ID: 107087

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Cotswolds National Landscape Board

Yes, the Cotswolds National Landscape (CNL) Board agrees with the approach outlined in Draft Policy Direction 43a.

Yes

Representation ID: 107184

Received: 05/03/2025

Respondent: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

The issues covered in DPD 43 are welcomed and supported.

Other

Representation ID: 107341

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Stratford-on-Avon District Social Inclusion Partnership

Accessible green spaces are well understood to have therapeutic capacity in health and wellbeing terms and we believe that these should be protected and accessible. Access to healthy and nutritious food is not always available to all residents so every opportunity should be taken to develop community orchards and allotments and the management and distribution networks supporting these initiatives which also assist in supporting good health and wellbeing and develop relationships and community. We agree with Draft Policy Direction 43a, 43b, 43c, 43d & 43e.

In respect of parks with equipment, these should in our opinion be sited on all-weather surfaces, so they remain accessible and safe places for children to access year round. Unfortunately, where surfaces become boggy or inaccessible during the winter, this can lead to the loss of a useful bumping space for months on end, during which communities lose access to import opportunities to enable outdoor play for children and places for parents to meet and build community.

No

Representation ID: 107391

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Warwickshire Wildlife Trust

No. The Councils should not be relying on the few adopted Neighbourhood Plans. As set out in the NPPF it is their duty to ensure that land is allocated for Local Green Spaces and protection within their local plans and be proactive in regards to this important designation.
A lot of the plan area isn’t covered by neighbourhood plans and these key sites form important green spaces in terms of biodiversity and health benefits to local communities. The plan includes other Part 2 policies so why not these important allocations also.

Other

Representation ID: 107866

Received: 05/03/2025

Respondent: Catesby Estates Ltd

Agent: Pegasus Group

Broad support in principle for protecting and providing different typologies of open space. NPPF Paragraph 103 stipulates planning policies relating to open space must be underpinned by robust and up-to-date assessments of need. Such assessments haven't been undertaken to date. This is somewhat acknowledged by the Councils in stating technical evidence is lacking to determine thresholds. Considerable work is required to ensure the evidence exists to formulate a fully justified and sound policy.

Where open space cannot be provided on-site, the Councils propose a contribution will be requested to enhance or provide open space within 400 metres of the development. There may not always be scope for this. The figure should serve as guidance; the policy should read “within 400 metres of the development where possible”.

The policy direction states multi-use games areas (MUGAs) will be requested as part of all major development sites. As defined in the NPPF, a major residential development comprises 10 dwellings or more. A development of 10 dwellings is unlikely to generate need for a new MUGA. The policy should be amended to clarify the requirement is only applicable to larger-scale major development (e.g. 100+ dwellings), providing the evidence on need exists to justify this.

Other

Representation ID: 107985

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Rainier Developments Ltd

Agent: Pegasus Group

Broad support in principle for protecting and providing different typologies of open space. NPPF Paragraph 103 stipulates planning policies relating to open space must be underpinned by robust and up-to-date assessments of need. Such assessments haven't been undertaken to date. This is somewhat acknowledged by the Councils in stating technical evidence is lacking to determine thresholds. Considerable work is required to ensure the evidence exists to formulate a fully justified and sound policy.

Where open space cannot be provided on-site, the Councils propose a contribution will be requested to enhance or provide open space within 400 metres of the development. There may not always be scope for this. The figure should serve as guidance; the policy should read “within 400 metres of the development where possible”.

The policy direction states multi-use games areas (MUGAs) will be requested as part of all major development sites. As defined in the NPPF, a major residential development comprises 10 dwellings or more. A development of 10 dwellings is unlikely to generate need for a new MUGA. The policy should be amended to clarify the requirement is only applicable to larger-scale major development (e.g. 100+ dwellings), providing the evidence on need exists to justify this.

Other

Representation ID: 108096

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Seven Homes

Agent: Pegasus Group

Broad support in principle for protecting and providing different typologies of open space. NPPF Paragraph 103 stipulates planning policies relating to open space must be underpinned by robust and up-to-date assessments of need. Such assessments haven't been undertaken to date. This is somewhat acknowledged by the Councils in stating technical evidence is lacking to determine thresholds. Considerable work is required to ensure the evidence exists to formulate a fully justified and sound policy.

Where open space cannot be provided on-site, the Councils propose a contribution will be requested to enhance or provide open space within 400 metres of the development. There may not always be scope for this. The figure should serve as guidance; the policy should read “within 400 metres of the development where possible”.

The policy direction states multi-use games areas (MUGAs) will be requested as part of all major development sites. As defined in the NPPF, a major residential development comprises 10 dwellings or more. A development of 10 dwellings is unlikely to generate need for a new MUGA. The policy should be amended to clarify the requirement is only applicable to larger-scale major development (e.g. 100+ dwellings), providing the evidence on need exists to justify this.

No

Representation ID: 108239

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Persimmon Homes (South Midlands)

Agent: Pegasus Group

Broad support is provided in principle for the protection and provision of different typologies of open space, with support for this found within the NPPF. However, Paragraph 103 stipulates that planning policies relating to open space must be underpinned by robust and up-to-date assessments of need, and such assessments have not been undertaken to date. This is acknowledged to an extent by the Councils, in stating that technical evidence is lacking to determine thresholds for open space provision. There is still a considerable amount of work required to ensure that the evidence exists to formulate a fully justified and sound policy.

Where open space cannot be provided on-site, the Councils propose that a contribution will be requested to enhance or provide open space within 400 metres of the development. There may not always be scope for this, and thus this figure should only serve as guidance; the policy should read “within 400 metres of the development where possible”.

The policy direction states that multi-use games areas (MUGAs) will be requested as part of all major development sites. In line with the definition in the glossary of the NPPF, a major residential development comprises 10 dwellings or more; a development of 10 dwellings is unlikely to generate the need for a new MUGA. Therefore, the policy should be amended to
clarify that this requirement is only applicable to larger-scale major development (e.g. 100+ dwellings), providing that the evidence on need exists to justify this.

No

Representation ID: 108255

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Simon Thomas

No. The Councils should not be relying on the few adopted Neighbourhood Plans. It is their duty to allocate Local Green Spaces for protection within their local plans and be proactive in regards to this important designation.

Yes

Representation ID: 108645

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Kiely Bros Holdings Ltd

Agent: Pegasus Group

Policy Direction 43 – Parks, Gardens, Food Growing, Open Space, and Local Green Space
10.14.
Broad support is provided in principle for the protection and provision of different typologies of open space, with support for this found within the NPPF. However, Paragraph 103 stipulates that planning policies relating to open space must be underpinned by robust and up-to-date assessments of need, and such assessments have not been undertaken to date. This is acknowledged to by the Councils noting that technical evidence is lacking to determine thresholds for open space provision. There is still a considerable amount of work required ensure that the evidence exists to formulate a fully justified and sound policy.
10.15.
Where open space cannot be provided on-site, the Councils propose that a contribution will be requested to enhance or provide open space within 400 metres of the development. There may not always be scope for this, and thus this figure should only serve as guidance; the policy should read “within 400 metres of the development where possible”. 10.16.
The policy direction states that multi-use games areas (MUGAs) will be requested as part of all major development sites. In line with the definition in the glossary of the NPPF, a major residential development comprises 10 dwellings or more; a development of 10 dwellings is unlikely to generate the need for a new MUGA. Therefore, the policy should be amended to clarify that this requirement is only applicable to larger-scale major development (e.g. 100+ dwellings), providing that the evidence on need exists to justify this.

Yes

Representation ID: 108954

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Warwickshire County Council

WCC is supportive of this policy.