Legal & General Property
Legal & General Property Representations on soundness Economy, Airport, Green Belt and landscape policies of the Draft Luton Local Plan for Public Consultation (2011-2031) Savills August 2014 August 2014 Representations on Behalf of Legal & General Property Economic, Airport, Green Belt and Landscape Policies of the Draft Luton Local Plan (2011 – 2031) Soundness 1. Introduction 1.1. This Statement of Representation is submitted by Savills UK Limited on behalf of Legal & General Property (LGP) in relation to Policy LP 4 (Green Belt), Policy LP 29 (Landscape and Geological Conservation); Policy LP 6 (London Luton Airport), Policy LP 31 (Sustainable Transport Strategy), the Key Diagram and Policies Map, and Policy LP 13 (Economic Strategy) of the Draft Luton Local Plan for Public Consultation (2011 – 2031) (June 2014) (DLLP). The representation justifies why it is considered that the DLLP is not sound in relation to these policies. 1.2. LGP owns approximately 23 ha of land at Someries Farm occupying a strategic location south of London Luton Airport with direct frontage to the Airport operational boundary. Appendix 1 contains a Site Location Plan and a copy of the DLLP Key Diagram showing a proposed amendment. 1.3. The Statement is arranged in the following sections: • Section 2 sets out the case on soundness – this addresses economic, Airport, Green Belt, landscape, and site specific considerations. • Section 3 provides conclusions. Legal & General Property Representations on the Draft Luton Local Plan (June 2014) Page 1 August 2014 2. Soundness – Economic Policies, Green Belt and Airport Economic policies 2.1. The economic strategy seeks to provide land that can deliver about 18,000 B class jobs over the plan period to 2021.
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