Comment

Representation ID: 13136

Received: 17/09/2021

Respondent: Christopher Bradbury

BLACK COUNTRY PLAN

What strikes me immediately is that we should not be looking at the Black Country, in isolation. Even before we start, this should be a plan involving the whole conurbation. Three of our boroughs all share borders with Birmingham and as such, the plan should be resubmitted as a plan for 'Birmingham & Black Country City Region', including Birmingham and Solihull (as a minimum).
Only considering one half of the conurbation is as rridiculous as if we were providing separate plans for 'Eastern Black Country' and another for 'Western Black Country'.
Has nobody really considered this? Other metropolitan regions are forming and acting as City Regions. We need to as well. So speak to Birmingham. Speak to Solihull and think again. We are a mighty region, lacking full integration. We dhould be doubly mighty.