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Representation ID: 26431

Received: 02/03/2020

Respondent: AquiGen

Agent: AquiGen

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Policy continues to only specifically allow for consideration of no reasonable prospect of re-use for employment purposes for sites outside the Employment Areas. Ambiguity in the supporting paragraphs as 9.32.2 and 9.32.4 suggest that the no reasonable prospect test could be applied to Employment Area land.

NPPF paragraph 120 relates to allocated land and recommends the use of the no reasonable prospect test. Recommend DM33 is amended to allow the test to be applied to all defined Employment Area land. Will ensure plan is consistent with national guidance and flexible to deal with changing market needs. Important given surplus allocation.