Strongly against the policy of any expansion into the green belt. The scale of proposed development is inappropriate for the size of the village. It is perverse to suggest that a major development of this size that would remove green belt for ever, would result in that increased bus services and provide better off street parking. eg the statement - "A higher population gives greater potential for improved public transport services to be viable, e.g. better frequency of bus services" is a ludicrous argument. You should be asking - what is an appropriate scale of development for the existing infrastructure.

By encouraging development in the green belt, you are directly contravening government policy, specifically:" The Government attaches great importance to Green Belts. The fundamental aim of Green Belt policy is to prevent urban sprawl by keeping land permanently open; the essential characteristics of Green Belts are their openness and their permanence."

It is also unclear whether your statement: "given the existing pressure on primary school places" is factually correct. Knowle Primary School has recently moved to two forms from three.

It is also the case that traffic congestion in Knowle is being made worse by an increase in pupils attending Arden School from outside of the local area. Kn