Support

Representation ID: 2004

Received: 01/12/2021

Respondent: UKPI (Featherstone) Ltd

Agent: First City Limited

DS1 - Welcome the proposal for a separate GB SPD to be prepared which will take into consideration the latest updates in the NPPF published in July 2021.

In both Green Belt and open Country side it is necessary to be in accordance with National Policy however it is also necessary to acknowledge sustainability should be factored into the suitability of site for future development.

Disappointment the land off New Road/East Road, Featherstone has not been selected as a proposed allocation in the Local Plan Review and remains in the Green Belt.

Site should be allocated for residential development in the emerging plan or as a minimum released from the Green Belt and identified as safeguarded land for future development in the next Local Plan.

The Council have acknowledged a lack of land within the settlement boundaries and other brownfield sites that would be suitable to accommodate the District's own need and the wider Housing Market area.