Comment

Representation ID: 9809

Received: 25/07/2022

Respondent: Pertenhall & Swineshead Parish Council

This consultation on the draft Local Plan 2040 relates to the changes made in updating the recently adopted Local Plan 2030, most of the policies of which are retained in Appendix 1 of the Draft. For the most part, it is these (2030) policies that most directly affect our parish and which we broadly welcomed. These included defining Settlement Policy Areas which include Swineshead (apart from Green Lane). Pertenhall is not defined as a Settlement Policy Areas and so is generally considered an “area of countryside”. However, a new settlement character was introduced. 12 Small Settlements across the District were identified, including Pertenhall Wood End. The 2030 Plan policies relating to countryside planning generally, landscape, biodiversity, greenspace, minerals, renewable energy and so on are all retained.