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Representation ID: 1159

Received: 08/09/2017

Respondent: Gallagher Estates

Agent: Barton Willmore

No. Gallagher Estates do not support possible phasing of brownfield sites. It is recognised that the development of brownfield land needs to be encouraged in line with Paragraphs 17 and 111 of the NPPF. However, as stated in our response to Question 7, the findings of the SHNS Stage 3 Report (August 2015) identify that brownfield land cannot be relied upon alone to meet the identified housing need. Furthermore, it is considered that brownfield sites are notoriously slow to deliver and that most viable sites have already been delivered. Therefore, Policy HOU1 must recognise that greenfield and Green Belt release sites will need to be relied upon in order to help meet the housing needs of the Black Country and the wider HMA.