Castle Point's core strategy is flawed

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In a worrying development, with ramifications for Rochford, a Planning Inspector has asked Castle Point to go back to the drawing board and effectively come up with more green belt land to be released, to meet house building targets over the next 15 years. These targets were laid down by the East of England Plan, a Regional Strategy, which will be abolished by soon to be introduced legislation. Green Belt land in Daws Heath is looking particularly vulnerable. If the Council doesn't quickly come up with revised plans which are acceptable to the Planning Inspectorate it runs the risk of losing control of which sites are developed to pushy house builders, who will use their considerable financial muscle to push their projects through with legal action if necessary. Either way, it looks as though Castle Point will have to sacrifice land we all thought was protected to avoid such over development. Rochford is facing the same dilemma and the next few months will potentially see planning decisions made which will significantly alter the make up of the District forever.