Object

Representation ID: 17497

Received: 20/09/2021

Respondent: City of Wolverhampton Liberal Democrats

The above document calls for responses to the Plan, specifically to the plans for substantial housing development on the fringes of the City.
City of Wolverhampton Liberal Democrats are concerned about several aspects of the plan to expand housing in the North-East part of the City, in particular with regard to both the Bushbury strategic allocation and the Fallings Park allocation.
In both cases, the majority of the plan involves an intrusion into the Green Belt, not just in a technical sense, but in demolishing some of the most beautiful and historic parts of the City, well used by local people for recreation.

Fallings Park strategic allocation

Turning to the Failings Park allocation (which is nowhere near Fallings Park!), we object to the Housing Proposals on both sides of Wood End Road, for the similar reasons, of environmental destruction, and the felling of several mature trees (oak, beech and others).

Given the recent changes to the Planning White Paper, and uncertainties thereto, we recommend that the areas we identify as naturally sensitive should be omitted from any Housing Plan.