Object

Representation ID: 16168

Received: 23/11/2021

Respondent: Mr Anthony Hook

The Draft Plan appears to be in direct conflict with a number of requirements of the National Planning Policy Framework and the Council’s own policy requirements and design principles, the latter two of which have presumably over time been approved by elected members as part of the democratic process.
Where is the evidence to support the assertion there are insufficient brownfield sites to satisfy the demand for new build housing in Walsall? Of the 13,344 new homes, more than half, 7133 (figure given from a laptop at drop in session on 1st October) or 5418 (identified in the Summary document) are proposed to be built on the green belt with a derisory claim this is only 8% of the Borough total. What is the comparable figure for brownfield sites?
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The Draft Plan places an unacceptable and unfair burden on the Aldridge/Brownhills area with 5,500 new houses out of a total of 7,100 proposed on the green belt for the whole Borough of Walsall. What is the percentage of green belt land being sacrificed in Aldridge/Brownhills?