The vast majority of the greenbelt release takes place in the South East Urban Extension. However, all of the public consultations run by WBC were at the Halliwell Jones stadium in central Warrington. None were held in south Warrington where the most impacted residents currently live. I therefore suggest that the Council did NOT meet its duty.

The 2018 ONS data predicts lower growth for the town, so the Plan does not take into account the most recent data. This therefore brings into question the soundness of the plan.
WBC has not demonstrated any track record of achieving anything close to the building completion rate needed to meet their unrealistic targets. If they cannot meet existing lower needs then it begs the question as to how they intend to complete the much higher rate per the plan.
There are many construction sites for residential development already underway in Warrington and it is not clear from the plan that such builds have been taken into account with the calculation of homes that are needed. The recent statements by our Prime Minister (Boris Johnson) and Michael Gove (the new Levelling Up Secretary) have signalled a new ?brownfield first? strategy when it comes to planning permissions for new home developments. This needs to be taken into account by WBC before the release of any further greenbelt land.

The comments made about a new sustainable community with good connections back in to Warrington could not be further from the truth as the area does not have a sustainable transport structure into Warrington Town Centre. The local plan does not contain details of any new road/bridge connections from the area into Warrington town, other than in general form. There is no substance, costing, etc. and is purely aspirations by the Council. The proposed infrastructure for the whole Urban Extension does not deal with existing pressures (e.g. Manchester Ship Canal crossings, Bridgewater Canal crossings-old infrastructure) or issues of congestion (e.g. Stockton Heath, A49 Cat & Lion, M56 J 10) and cannot therefore accommodate the additional demands of the proposed development. The SEWUA will result in a suburb merging Stockton Heath, Grappenhall, Grappenhall Hayes, Appleton, Wrights Green, and Stretton, as well as increasing already very poor air quality and pollution levels.

The Green Belt assessment does not take in to account the large areas of BMV Agricultural Land as is not in accordance with the Government's 25 year Environmental Plan to protect the natural environment.

The lack of sustainability of the plan is highlighted by the development of more warehousing facilities on this greenbelt land. It doesn?t meet ?very special circumstances?. It fails to understand the potential automation of warehousing facilities and so the predicted jobs growth is unlikely to happen. Highways England raised concerns in 2019 and it isn?t at all clear whether the latest amendments will satisfy them. Development here is contrary to the aims of the LTP4, as it will not be sustainable transport options but road based, causing congestion and pollution. Once the site has been bulldozed in readiness for development, the bats, birds, hedgehogs, brown hairs, amphibians, etc. will have gone.