Object

Representation ID: 17052

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Godfrey Barker

Policy WSA8 Site Reference WAH234
Policy WSA9 Site reference WAH246
I am fundamentally and totally opposed to the use of Greenbelt land to build on and wish to register my objection to any plans to do so.

There were reasons that Greenbelt Land was designated as such originally and those reasons have not dissapeared.

I and my family do not want to live in an ever increasing urban sprawl and so, whilst appreciating that there is a need for new housing, believe that the use of Brownfield sites should be an absolute priority, rather than the easier and likely cheaper option of building on greenfield sites, particularly as I understand that substantial Government funding has been obtained to facilities this.
Once greenbelt has been built on, it will disappear forever. The Black Country Plan should include protection for all the existing Greenbelt and promote the ongoing regeneration of existing urban sites.