Sylw
1 Ymgynghoriad ar Cynllun Datblygu Lleol Newydd
ID sylw: 5496
Derbyniwyd: 09/03/2026
Respondent ID: 920
Ymatebydd: Professor Andrew Vincent
The RLDP considers KS1 land unnecessary as measured by width, but this conflicts with the 2015 Planning Inspector’s view that KS1 is in fact vital to the landscape and openness. Openness is a key attribute of a Green Wedge, not Kilometres. The RLDP wrongly equates the edge with poor quality and suggests it can be built on, which directly contradicts the need to maintain openness and settlement separation. The previous Inspector confirmed the land’s contribution to openness and separation, making further weakening illogical.
The RLDP views KS1 land as “unnecessary” because the "wedge" is still 2.28–2.5 km wide. This contradicts the 2015 Planning Inspector who found KS1 forms an integral part of the pastoral landscape and plays a key role in maintaining openness. Openness, not distance, is the core attribute of a Green Wedge. Distance is not the measure of coalescence. The RLDP misinterprets national policy by reducing it to kilometres. For RLDP the edge is “poor quality”, so is acceptable to build on. A poor edge however strengthens, not weakens, the case for retaining openness and enforcing settlement containment. Further it is illogical to argue that the because the Green Wedge has already been weakened, it should be weakened further. The Inspector previously confirmed the land contributes to both openness and the perception of separation.