While the limited reduction in the release of the Green Belt is welcome what remains is still wildly disproportionate in the impact and damage to the South of Warrington. The further consideration of Brownfield while welcome is not enough, and all Brownfield sites should be utilised before any Green Belt is released. The plan is contrary to wider aspirations regarding climate change and protection of wildlife/ecology. The focus should be on directing affordable homes to the town centre.

The assessment of the Garden Suburb option states it is clearly an incursion on undeveloped countryside. I would challenge the assessment that it does not create a sprawl. It clearly does, especially across the fields and countryside surrounding Stretton, Appleton Thorn, Appleton and Grappenhall and impacts on the character of those historic villages and the local residents. Noise and air pollution associated with M6 and M56 is already unacceptable ? the impact the proposed development will have will be huge. The combined impact with the SEW employment area will make traffic in the area much worse. The proposed improvements to the Cat & Lion junction show a massive disregard for residents of Stretton, Appleton Thorn and the surrounding area. There is inadequate infrastructure to deal with the number of new home proposed and in particular bridge crossing in the towns will not cope.

Future expansion of logistics sector will bring very little benefits in terms of employment for local people and will create a huge amount of congestion and pollution.