Object
Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation
Representation ID: 3885
Received: 28/08/2021
Respondent: Sir Graham Fry
A decision now to start development on the Dennybrook site would inevitably prejudice future decisions about extending it. Planning to build 2,500 dwellings would establish a strong momentum towards developing the full 10,500. If part of it was already included in the 2040 Local Plan, the proposed new town would no longer be a greenfield project. The National Planning Policy Framework says that when a strategy includes new settlements, policies should be set within a vision covering at least 30 years: why is that not being done in this case?
A decision now to start development on the Dennybrook site would inevitably prejudice future decisions about extending it. Planning to build 2,500 dwellings would establish a strong momentum towards developing the full 10,500. If part of it was already included in the 2040 Local Plan, the proposed new town would no longer be a greenfield project. The National Planning Policy Framework says that when a strategy includes new settlements, policies should be set within a vision covering at least 30 years: why is that not being done in this case?