Policy A11 should be removed from the plan. Other policy sites that are agricultural land that has been in production should be removed from the plan.

The site proposed for policy A11 is grade 1 and 2 agricultural land and productive farmland. It has been in production until last year and includes mature hedgerow at the rear boundary. Although the site is less that 20 hectares in size, it is capable of producing a variety of cereal crops.

Policy NE10 refers to development in the countryside. It states that proposals to build should be complementary to or compatible with its countryside location and does not prejudice any viable agricultural operations or other existing viable uses.

This again brings policy A11 into contradiction with the local plan.