No

Representation ID: 1886

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Councillor A Hodgson

The very rigid sequential approach to development is not correct in that it does not get the right balance between Greenfield and Green Belt sites. In some instances, particularly where there is very little open space within an area Greenfield sites should be considered as being more important than Green Belt sites.
There is logic in building properties around UKC, but residents around Shirley would need to access both the A34 and the M42, worsening congestion.
Question the fairness of opting for a strategy which focusses on concentrated development. In Shirley 41% of the dwellings will impact on one community.