Core Strategy Policy CS19 establishes the need for strategic gaps and the value they bring but the wording in Policy SA9 appears to contradict by identifying what is permitted.

That any change to the Nailsea settlement boundary can only be considered if the area described below is incorporated into the green belt, or into the Strategic Gap: to the north, Bucklands End, the southern side of The Perrings, the Bridleway from the junction of The Perrings and Youngwood Lane and across Morgan’s Hill (footpath N4). the railway line to the south. Station Road to the east (the current western boundary of the green belt). Netherton Wood Lane/Chelvey Lane to the west

Unlikely that any ‘Strategic Gap’ policy will meet NPPF tests. NPPF sets out that the planning system should contribute to and enhance valued landscapes. Inspectors have dismissed similar Strategic Gap policies as being inconsistent with the Framework in Appeals.

Nailsea/ Backwell Strategic Gap is proposed without justification and there is no robust evidence that supports such a designation in a scenario where the LPA has failed to deliver sustainable levels of housing for years.

Strategic gap between Yatton and Congresbury should not be reduced.

As time passes and if house building continues then there might need to be other Strategic Gaps defined. Some suitable provision should be made for this.

Support the strategic gap between Weston-Super-Mare and Hutton as proposed. Would withdraw support if boundary altered.

Support for the strategic gap boundary as proposed between Weston-Super-Mare and Uphill

In the light of the expectation that the council will need to provide for a significantly higher housing requirements in settlements such as Yatton in the period to 2036, we do not consider that it has balanced the importance of meeting this requirements for sustainable development against the purposes of strategic gaps. We submit that, if the criteria are correctly applied, it is inappropriate to designate land at Frost Hill as strategic gap

Therefore in light of the identified requirement for a review of the settlement boundary for Parklands Village discussed above, we request that further assessment of the Strategic Gap between Parklands village and Locking is carried out to ensure that the housing requirement for Weston Villages can be met.