Object

Representation ID: 1786

Received: 13/12/2021

Respondent: John Davies Farms ltd.

Agent: Berrys

The plan places a significant reliance on the delivery of four strategic sites (SA1-SA4), such reliance brings into question the deliverability of the plan should any of these fail to deliver at the rate envisaged.
The delivery of infrastructure to serve these sites is fundamental to their delivery and yet the issue(s) are identified for further consideration as part of preparing an SPD. Without these detailed assessments, their is considerable uncertainty as to the deliverability of the strategic sites.
The Housing Topic Paper notes that site SA1-SA3 all have 'major negative effects predicted against the landscape criteria due to GB harm'.
2019 GB study notes that all strategic sites will have either a 'high' or 'very high' level of harm to GB. Release of these sites will therefore result in the weakening of GB.
Less reliance should be placed upon housing delivery from large scale strategic sites with greater level of growth and allocations directed towards lower tier settlements on sites which would maintain/enhance their local communities and do not give rise to 'high' or 'very high' levels of GB harm.