The Plan must remove reference to this specific site (UK2) since it was not a preferred solution (with a recommendation in the consultant assessment to discount it). Inclusion in the Plan appears an attempt to reallocate it prior to more detailed site assessment analysis. Moreover, there has been no consultation to date - residents and councillors were not advised.

Instead the plan should state that “relocation options will be subject to further evaluations, which will be subject to consultation and planning considerations “.

The identification of site UK2 for the relocation of HWRC is illegal. Its allocation for use as a waste site does not accord with the very special circumstances that led to it being removed from green belt (I.e to support JLR). The review of potential sites by Cushman in June 2019 states that this site should be discounted because of this being contrary to strategic planning policy; 3 other sites were determined as more suitable. It was only retained as a backup option. It appears the current Bickenhill site has only been relegated due to concerns about the lease/purchase costs.