There are sites in the village that we feel would be more suitable for development without encroaching on the green belt and the boundaries of the village i.e. derelict buildings like the Church Hall and the site of the abattoir (that we have reason to believe is to be sold for housing).

Boosbeck Abattoir is not identified in the document, a preferable location given that it is PDL. Informal discussions were held with officers of the LPA at which point it was considered that subject to the site being vacant of its existing employment uses and there being no need for continuation for employment uses on the site, it is likely to be considered as a suitable residential development location.

This is a long standing green site that is totally unsuitable for housing development.

The site, given its size and the high quality environment is considered to be highly suitable for the provision of small scale housing, possibly executive. The site is well defined by its topography and substantial landscaping scheme around the edge of the site could be delivered as part of the housing development, if required, helping to improve the site's landscape setting and enhancing the strategic gap between Boosbeck and Lingdale. The site is close to existing jobs, school and facilities. Mr Hill would request an immediate review of the settlement development limits in order to ensure that the land is available to deliver a housing allocation on the site. The assessment implies that this site is not immediately available and does not recognise the site's excellent suitability for executive housing explicitly.

Objects to development on this site - congestion, noise, pollution, infrastructure, effect on wildlife, effect of value of property, biodiversity interest

Concerns regarding access to site and effect on privacy.

Too large for a small village. Roads are unsuitable, no safe entrance to the site, public transport is inadequate.

This site is separated and unrelated to the settlement and occupies a significant Inland Special Landscape Area Local Plan designation and would fail all the LDF tests of soundness contained in PPS12. The council has also assessed that this site is prone to flooding, in compliance with PPS25 the site is considered to be less sequentially preferable in terms of flood risk than site 36.

Objects to development on this site - congestion, noise, pollution, infrastructure, effect on wildlife.

The Boosbeck watercourse runs through this site making it more prone to flooding and therefore less sequentially preferable than site 36 in terms of flood risk in compliance with PPS25. The site partially infringes upon the Local Plan Special Landscape Designation and is therefore incongruent and inconsistent with the existing settlement pattern and is considered to be overall unsuitable.

This site could well accommodate any potential requirement for lower cost market housing, affordable housing or apartments.

Any redevelopment scheme should take into account any overlooking issues from adjacent properties. Subject to establishing whether the existing garages on the site are well used, the redevelopment scheme for this site could accommodate between 4-8 dwellings.