Respondent name
Jonathan Walkington
Responses
Respondent Type
Resident
Policy Name/Part of plan
W1
Legally Compliant
No
Sound
No
Compliant with the Duty to Co-operate
No
Oral Examination
No
Why you consider the Draft Local Plan is not legally compliant or is unsound or fails to comply with the duty to co-operate

I believe the draft plan needs to take into consideration the south Warrington environment, ecology and wholesale and irreversible destruction of the local green belt for housing needs. I feel the green belt release is unjustified and at odds with existing planning agreements. Brownfield sites should be examined as a matter of priority for housing needs in other areas of the town prior to the use of the green belt (as a last resort). The plan needs to establish realistic changes that will benefit the whole of Warrington as well as the outlying local communities. This should include forward thinking about the environment, infrastructure, roads, travel, commuting and our collective green spaces. I believe the plan is at odds with the need for a greener, cleaner local environment and overall government legislation and future thinking for climate change.

Modification if applicable

Build on brown field first eg fiddler's ferry