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Representation ID: 13767

Received: 11/12/2020

Respondent: Ms J Williamson

Agent: Felsham Planning & Development

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

The Council must balance its legal requirement to maintain a five year housing land supply against the requirement of green belt policy to prevent inappropriate development.

The site ‘145 Old Station Road, Hampton-in-Arden’ should not be part of the green belt. Development at the site would not compromise any of the 5 purposes of the green belt set out in the NPPF.

The site’s self-containment, boundary characteristics and relationship to the village, means that the site can be developed as an exception to planning policy, particularly when the presumption in favour of sustainable development is triggered.

Development at the site can be realistically delivered within a 5 year timeframe, helping the Council with its housing land requirement. There are no constraints which would prevent or delay development coming forward. There would be social and community benefits associated with the proposed development.