Thank you for the work undertaken by the PC in the preparation of the revised Neighbourhood Plan. I am grateful to the PC for taking on board the comments of residents.

The Consultation Statement refers at appendix 9 (p.56) to a discussion concerning the sensitive urban edge and the possibility of extending it 'to include boundaries behind Church View and barn to west of footpath'.


The document records the PC having '[d]iscussed and agreed to extend', and refers to figs 15 and 30B of the revised plan.


However, figs 15 and 30B show that the boundary behind the grade 2 listed barn to the west of the footpath is not classified as sensitive edge. This may be an oversight, but either way I would urge the PC to revisit this issue.

It seems to me that the boundary in question, abutting open fields, should be classified as part of the village's sensitive edge, as should the boundary that runs behind the houses along Station Road. As far as possible, the edge of the village abutting open fields should be protected

If however the PC has considered this issue and decided that there is a rational basis for not continuing the sensitive edge along the boundary west of Church View, I would be grateful if the PC's reasoning could be explained in the revised plan.

Many thanks for considering this submission, and for your continuing efforts on behalf of our community.