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In a Green Belt settlement there is a case for saying you should not expect the housing target to increase dramatically in the long term. You should expect housing growth to remain relatively steady and to decrease as a proportion of the population over time as the settlement comes up against its boundaries while finding innovative ways of meeting priority housing needs through character-enhancing redevelopment opportunities.
“Crammed” is used in our Plea as distinct from potentially well-designed, high density which could be appropriate in some locations if it avoids harming the valued established character of an area.
The Plea does not refer to any of the proposed major development sites in protected countryside. There is a danger of missing somewhere out! The list of development proposals is growing. Each RA will be well aware of sites of particular local concern and the third plea demonstrates common ground. (It is notable that the Community Infrastructure Levy consultation, issued after the Leader’s statement regarding a pause to assess constraints, refers to the strategic sites and indeed proposes a reduced charge for development in these Green Belt sites.)
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