Comment

Representation ID: 11582

Received: 06/10/2021

Respondent: Ms Joanne James

NON EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCE. NPPF states that Greenbelt is to be protected and requires ‘Very Special Circumstances’ to be built on. There is nothing special about plans to build on unspoilt land just to meet current housing targets. I question the use of a computer based algorithm to assess the housing needs which seem totally overinflated. Local Councils rather than the government are surely better equipped to judge housing targets for their particular area.

The projections assume the population of the Black Country will rise at an alarming rate from
2023 - 2039 well above normal growth.