Local plan scoping consultation

I am writing to object to some of the suggestions for development in Ashley. I live in Knutsford and am conscious of the benefit of the Green Belt which separates us from Greater Manchester.
Ashley is a small community with a substantial amount of farmland. This raises two issues in relation to some of the proposals which have been mentioned.
1. Because the village is small it is totally unsuitable for vast numbers of new houses creating an influx of population which would destroy the local community.
2. The farmland is valuable for producing food. We already import food that could be produced in our climate, and current world conditions show us how quickly dependency on imports can become a problem. Neither houses nor solar farms should be built on agricultural land that can be better used for food production. We can put solar panels on roofs - not just of houses but of factories, warehouses, and offices - and we can improve our housing stock by redevelopment of brownfield sites, conversion of underused sites, and infilling where appropriate (as by the A537 in Macclesfield). Any or all of these could help our needs: destroying our productive and beautiful land does not.

I am writing to object to some of the suggestions for development in Ashley. I live in Knutsford and am conscious of the benefit of the Green Belt which separates us from Greater Manchester.
Ashley is a small community with a substantial amount of farmland. This raises two issues in relation to some of the proposals which have been mentioned.
1. Because the village is small it is totally unsuitable for vast numbers of new houses creating an influx of population which would destroy the local community.
2. The farmland is valuable for producing food. We already import food that could be produced in our climate, and current world conditions show us how quickly dependency on imports can become a problem. Neither houses nor solar farms should be built on agricultural land that can be better used for food production. We can put solar panels on roofs - not just of houses but of factories, warehouses, and offices - and we can improve our housing stock by redevelopment of brownfield sites, conversion of underused sites, and infilling where appropriate (as by the A537 in Macclesfield). Any or all of these could help our needs: destroying our productive and beautiful land does not.

I am writing to object to some of the suggestions for development in Ashley. I live in Knutsford and am conscious of the benefit of the Green Belt which separates us from Greater Manchester.
Ashley is a small community with a substantial amount of farmland. This raises two issues in relation to some of the proposals which have been mentioned.
1. Because the village is small it is totally unsuitable for vast numbers of new houses creating an influx of population which would destroy the local community.
2. The farmland is valuable for producing food. We already import food that could be produced in our climate, and current world conditions show us how quickly dependency on imports can become a problem. Neither houses nor solar farms should be built on agricultural land that can be better used for food production. We can put solar panels on roofs - not just of houses but of factories, warehouses, and offices - and we can improve our housing stock by redevelopment of brownfield sites, conversion of underused sites, and infilling where appropriate (as by the A537 in Macclesfield). Any or all of these could help our needs: destroying our productive and beautiful land does not.

I am writing to object to some of the suggestions for development in Ashley. I live in Knutsford and am conscious of the benefit of the Green Belt which separates us from Greater Manchester.
Ashley is a small community with a substantial amount of farmland. This raises two issues in relation to some of the proposals which have been mentioned.
1. Because the village is small it is totally unsuitable for vast numbers of new houses creating an influx of population which would destroy the local community.
2. The farmland is valuable for producing food. We already import food that could be produced in our climate, and current world conditions show us how quickly dependency on imports can become a problem. Neither houses nor solar farms should be built on agricultural land that can be better used for food production. We can put solar panels on roofs - not just of houses but of factories, warehouses, and offices - and we can improve our housing stock by redevelopment of brownfield sites, conversion of underused sites, and infilling where appropriate (as by the A537 in Macclesfield). Any or all of these could help our needs: destroying our productive and beautiful land does not.