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Representation ID: 21202

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Taylor Wimpey

Agent: Avison Young

Policy GB1 – The Black Country Green Belt

In light of the above, it is inevitable that Green Belt land in the Black Country will need to be released to help the authorities meet their housing needs over the Plan period. It is evident that the BCAs have examined fully all other reasonable options for meeting their identified need for development and have concluded that they could not achieve this alone by adopting a strategy that accords with the criteria set out in paragraph 141 of the NPPF. In our view, this demonstrates that the exceptional circumstances do exist to justify the BCAs making changes to existing Green Belt boundaries.

We support the BCA’s acknowledgement that the site at Barns Lane is considered appropriate for the release from the Green Belt, as evidenced by Policy HOU1. Our Client’s site is well contained, with well defined, defensible boundaries on its western, southern and northern sides (i.e. Barns Lane to the south and east, and The Swag to the north).