Comment

Representation ID: 16543

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Faye Willetts

I note that you have undertaken to rate the different green belt areas to identify whether they still fulfil their original purpose (stop urban sprawl, create boundary and protect encroachment on the countryside etc) but worryingly you then say "but this does not mean the land will not be developed" - what purpose is the rating system having then?

I understand from my local MP James Morris that the draft Plan specifically protects Halesowen's green belt land, although I could not see where that was explicitly stated - evenso, a bit of a worry that 6% of green belt land across the different council areas is still required. Any loss of green belt from any area would be a disappointment.

On the Call for Sites section, parcel of land 10539 in Dudley (Halesowen) which looks to be a recent submission following the re-opening of the invite for sites, has not really answered any of the questions posed. How can individuals comment properly when they are not being given the full picture of what might be "developed"? Also if Halesowen's green belt is going to be protected, then presumably this site will be removed?