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Representation ID: 15785

Received: 01/10/2021

Respondent: David Baker

9) In conclusion the plan removes green belt protection mainly in the Walsall borough. Other boroughs have relatively small green belt losses so the plan discriminates against Walsall residents who are being let down by their planners. This Black country plan appears to put the majority of the new housing requirement in Walsall. It appears that the other Black Country borough planners want the urban sprawl to be concentrated away from them in Walsall. There is no mitigation for this loss of green amenity to Walsall residents. There are no climate change mitigations for this loss and there is insufficient brownfield regeneration and reclassification proposed within Walsall. Although the plan refers to certain studies and investigations/ mitigations in regard to the green belt, these are not accessible to view as part of the plan. This plan is flawed.