Appendix A – Responses to Preferred Draft Core Strategy consultation Analysis of Green Belt and Areas of Development Restraint .................................................................................................................................2 Attractive Facilities................................................................................................................................................................................................22 Balance between housing and employment...........................................................................................................................................................45 Climate change and sustainability .........................................................................................................................................................................80 Cross Boundary....................................................................................................................................................................................................130 Delivery Strategy .................................................................................................................................................................................................193 Design and Safety ................................................................................................................................................................................................205 Development Strategy..........................................................................................................................................................................................208 Enterprise and Skills ............................................................................................................................................................................................226 Historic Environment...........................................................................................................................................................................................256 Infrastructure........................................................................................................................................................................................................259 Landscape, open space, nature, pollution, Green Belt.........................................................................................................................................269 Miscellaneous ......................................................................................................................................................................................................294 Open Space Needs Assessment ...........................................................................................................................................................................306 Policy SP.3...........................................................................................................................................................................................................307 Procedural ............................................................................................................................................................................................................321 Retail....................................................................................................................................................................................................................341 Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment................................................................................................................................................369 Sustainability Appraisal .......................................................................................................................................................................................511 Sustainable Developments Strategy.....................................................................................................................................................................518 Sustainable Transport...........................................................................................................................................................................................565 Vision and Objectives ..........................................................................................................................................................................................582 Waste....................................................................................................................................................................................................................601 Water and Flooding..............................................................................................................................................................................................602 Winyates Green Triangle .....................................................................................................................................................................................619 1 Analysis of Green Belt and Areas of Development Restraint Policy/ Respondent Summary of comment Council’s response Council’s proposed action Issue/ Para/ No./ Doc Representati on No. Analysis of 022/104; RPS Detailed Landscape Para. 2.1 of the Analysis of GB No change Green Belt Assessment Study makes it abundantly and ADR evident that a comprehensive within RPS note that this document is overview of Green Belt parcels Redditch intended to ‘tell the story’ of was undertaken by much Borough each of the Green Belt and reference to a diverse set of ADR sites and as such refers previous studies to to a number of other sources of demonstrate the various information. As such, it factors that would mitigate presents information regarding against development in the each site but does not Green Belt in Redditch. This undertake a detailed landscape paragraph concludes by stating assessment of each of the that this diverse set of studies parcels of land or qualify the provided and supported the findings as one would expect Council’s reasoning for against PPG2: Green Belt. avoiding development in the Green belt in Redditch. The Plan at Appendix 1 of the 2 Analysis of GB Study is an abstract of information from the Worcestershire Landscape Character Assessment and gives a broad assessment of landscape sensitivity around Redditch. The plan indicates that the majority of the land which is the subject of the ‘north west urban extension’ promulgated by RPS on behalf of clients is of high landscape sensitivity and only a small tract of land to the north west to be medium landscape sensitivity. It is accepted that the Brockhill East ADR is also within the area of high landscape sensitivity but this will be discussed later in this response. In relation to the references to PPG2 by RPS, it is pertinent to refer to two of the five purposes of including land in Green Belts in Paragraph 1.5 of PPG2 which are most relevant to the area of the Green Belt which is the subject 3 of this response viz: • to check the unrestricted sprawl of large built-up areas • to assist safeguarding the countryside from encroachment Paragraph 1.6 of PPG2 relates to ‘The use of land in Green Belts’ and it is also pertinent to restate that one of the objectives in relation to the use of land within Green Belts is: • To retain attractive landscapes, and enhance landscapes, near to where people live. The in-depth studies undertaken so far have been sufficient to assess the individual parcels of land in accordance with the spirit of PPG2 and particularly the purposes and objectives of 4 PPG2 set out above. Brockhill East Area of It is noted that RPS concurs Consider the contributions Development Restraint – with the Analysis of GB Study which could be made by the findings in relation to Brockhill ADRs following joint The study considers the ADR and that development consultation with Bromsgrove Brockhill East ADR in detail here is acceptable. This was District Council. which forms part of the the stance of the Council at the proposed North West Redditch time of drafting the Analysis of Update Key Diagram to show Urban Expansion and notes the GB Study when the report was the broad location of the SUE conclusion that it is ‘ acceptable drafted in the light of /SUEs boundary to be in planning terms and the Area information available to the determined in collaboration is preferable to other Green authority at that time. However, with Bromsgrove District Belt areas south-west of since the preparation and Council Redditch and west of Astwood completion of the Analysis of bank ’ based on the findings in GB Report, White Young the study. RPS fully concurs Green (WYG) completed their with the findings in the report Stage II Report. It is evidenced and the conclusion that in previous planning development at Brockhill is documentation relating to the acceptable. RPS also comment Borough of Redditch Local that it is worthy of note that the Plans 2 & 3 that the three findings apply in large measure ADRs had potential for to the adjoining land in the development. It should be Green Belt adjacent to Brockhill noted that during previous plan in Redditch and in Bromsgrove preparation, officers were Districts. restricted to searching for appropriate and suitable land for