The Natural and Built Environment - Issues and Challenges

Comment

Representation ID: 4016

Received: 02/12/2022

Respondent: Mr Michael Westhead MBE

Our environment is more important than building nature and green spaces improve mental health evidence is taken from the COVID lockdowns
Look for building that are disused and make use of these before even thinking about anything else

Object

Representation ID: 4349

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: St Modwen

Agent: Savills

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Table 5 states that ‘when planning to meet housing needs, authorities should direct development away from Green Belt where possible’. This section should reference both housing and employment needs.The site at Junction 13 is not in the Green Belt so would achieve the objective of protecting the Green Belt

Support

Representation ID: 4383

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: Historic England

Welcome recognition of the historic environment as a key issue in Table 5

Comment

Representation ID: 4787

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: Natural England

It is stated that "best and most versatile agricultural land is classified as grades 1 and 2" this is not entirely correct and should be amended to the correct definition - i.e. "best and most versatile agricultural land is classified as grades 1, 2 and 3a".