The development of the site would represent a logical rounding of the urban area. The site is not physically constrained by flood risk, ecological issues or topography and has good access to Thirlmere Drive to the west and the surrounding highway network. The site is highly sustainable within walking distance of the centre of Lymm and is well related to local infrastructure, amenities, schools and convenience stores. We can confirm that the site is available and suitable for residential development. Removal of the land at Watercress Farm from the Green Belt would not harm the purposes of the Green Belt and would provide deliverable residential development which would contribute towards the Borough's housing requirement in the short term. We fully support the proposed allocation under draft Policy OS5. It is not proposed for the existing property and its garden to be included within the proposed allocation. However, the existing property (edged blue on the location plan enclosed) would be removed from the Green Belt within the new local plan as its garden curtilage would be bounded by the allocation and the existing settlement of Lymm. We support this proposed amendment.

Support the amendment of Green Belt boundary associated with Policy OS5.