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Representation ID: 18449

Received: 05/10/2021

Respondent: Mr Nigel Roden

Hi - the Black Country Plan is a great idea and naturally this document needs a lot of reading to fully understand.
Unfortunately I have only just heard about the draft plan with less than a week before the 11th October deadline. Consequently I have had to focus on the key issues that effect my neighbourhood in Walsall which are as follows:

Additional housing:
2) WAH242 - the Calderfield's Farm land adds to the general well being of Walsall residents enjoying the neighbouring Arboretum. Eroding this surrounding greenbelt land* should not be allowed to happen at the expense of so many Arboretum users' mental health.
Question: why is Walsall building more net homes than the other 3 larger regions? This doesn't seem fair - please advise.
* there are sufficient brownfield and town centre sites available within Walsall that should be used instead of precious Greenfield areas.