Comment

Draft Black Country Plan

Representation ID: 11016

Received: 20/09/2021

Respondent: Mr Richard Carter

Representation Summary:

This country as a whole needs to review its expectations with regarding the types of housing that is build. Greater focus should be made on the use of 4 story (plus basement) apartment building that make greater and better use of available land. Irrespective of the number of homes that the government has allocated, there should not be any need to re-assign green belt or recreational land to housing, or employment, use. Before this happens, there is a needs to ensure that ALL empty, underutilised, semi-derelict and derelict properties are utilised and/or replace first.