Comment

Representation ID: 13836

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Living Space Housing Ltd

Living Space understand why the Councils have taken the approach of focusing new development around the Strategic Centres and Core Regeneration Areas. The existing centres of Brierley Hill, Walsall, West Bromwich and Wolverhampton are the most sustainable locations within the Black Country and new development can help these communities to continue to grow in a sustainable way. However, it is important to recognise the benefits that new development can bring and the Councils should ensure that there is a good distribution of growth throughout the districts. This will help ensure that all communities have the opportunity to grow and develop in a sustainable way. The Councils should also be cautious with their proposal to locate the majority of new development within the existing built-up area. The majority of this will be required on brownfield sites and will be dependent on the viability of said site. The development of brownfield sites is often as the expense of providing any on-site affordable dwellings.
1 Paragraph 66 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (2021)