No

Representation ID: 2708

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Mr S Catton

Agent: Tyler Parkes Partnership Ltd

Outdoor sport and recreation in the Green Belt cannot constitute very special circumstances if they are lost unnecessarily due to development being directed to their existing locations in the Green Belt.
Policy P17 incorrectly does not qualify when changes of use to accommodate outdoor sport and recreation uses could be regarded as 'very special circumstances', contrary to the spirit of NPPF paragraphs 87 to 89.
Changes of use to accommodate outdoor sport and recreation uses should be removed from the list of very special circumstances or the policy amended similar to that for the expansion of existing businesses.