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Draft Local Plan - Supplementary Consultation
Representation ID: 8058
Received: 14/03/2019
Respondent: Countryside Planning Services Limited
Agent: Countryside Planning Services Limited
Care and attention to detail must be applied for revised Green Belt boundaries, whether this relates to 'inset' boundaries around existing settlements or removing 'washed-over' settlements. Given the proposed release of tracts of Green Belt land for HS2 and around settlements, such as Balsall Common, representations using those releases as precedent should be expected. It is difficult to see how a compensatory provision can be created to mitigate the loss of land from the Green Belt, given the Green Belt objectives. Compensatory provisions for the loss of landscape and open areas should not be confused with Green Belt issues.
Care and attention to detail must be applied for revised Green Belt boundaries, whether this relates to 'inset' boundaries around existing settlements or removing 'washed-over' settlements. Given the proposed release of tracts of Green Belt land for HS2 and around settlements, such as Balsall Common, representations using those releases as precedent should be expected. It is difficult to see how a compensatory provision can be created to mitigate the loss of land from the Green Belt, given the Green Belt objectives. Compensatory provisions for the loss of landscape and open areas should not be confused with Green Belt issues.