Save Woodhall and Faskine Green Belt
The application for planning in principle on the green belt between Carnbroe and Calderbank has now been submitted.
We must do all we can to prevent this application being approved – the council must listen to the views of the community.
The full details of the application can be found on North Lanarkshire Council’s website here.
PUBLIC MEETING
There will be a public meeting on Tuesday 26th June at 7.30 pm in the Calderbank Community Centre. Local residents are invited to attend and share their views on this development.
Objections
You can list your objection to the proposal online or via post. The deadline for objections to be received is Thursday 5th July. A sample objection letter is attached on this page for you to download. The contents of this letter are:
Planning application 18/00890/PPP
Proposed residential-led mixed use development masterplan including residential (mix of types/tenures), local neighbourhood centre, education facilities, retail, petrol filling station, food and drink uses, public house, hotel and associated facilities, leisure uses, healthcare, community facilities, energy centre, new parkland, open space and landscaping, associated access arrangements, parking and infrastructure.
I wish to object to the above application for planning permission in principle for up to 2,600 homes as well as other uses.
The land is identified as green belt in the existing local plan and the emerging local plan. It is not identified as a proposed development site.
Given that only planning permission in principle is sought it is highly likely that in the event of it being granted, land would be parcelled off. There is, therefore, no guarantee that some of the bold claims made in the application can be met. It is highly likely that plans would change radically as individual developers came on board.
There is, for example, no detail on who would pay for the creation of the four ‘parks’ or extra tree planting, or who would pay for their upkeep. The enhancement of the existing green space and the creation of a country park could happen without this development.
The main policy to consider in assessing the proposal is green belt. The council’s policy on green belt is clear:
“The purpose of the Green Belt is to protect the setting of communities, support regeneration by directing growth to urban areas, protect natural assets and provide a high quality environment. The Council will support development for agriculture, forestry, recreation or developments which require a rural location, including where appropriate visitor economy related development. The Council will resist other forms of development through the application of the full range of policies in this plan and any applications will be subject to appropriate assessment of its impacts through the limits defined in the Amount of Development policy”.
The council’s green belt policy states which forms of development are acceptable in the green belt. These are:
- Proposals necessary for agriculture, forestry or horticulture.
- Telecommunications, generation of power from renewable sources or other appropriate rural uses, including opencast coal extraction subject to assessment.
- Limited extension or alteration of existing buildings, provided it does not result in disproportionate additions over and above the size of the original buildings and extensions are of appropriate scale, design and materials.
- Facilities for outdoor recreation, education and tourism that are compatible with an agricultural or natural setting.
Clearly, the proposal does not meet these criteria and should be rejected.