Object

Draft Black Country Plan

Representation ID: 21331

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Pegasus Grab Hire Ltd

Agent: Emery Planning

Representation Summary:

[Unsound Plan]

We do not consider that the plan as drafted is sound. The Jewellery Line Core Regeneration Area objectives are not entirely viable. The allocation of land at Bott Lane for housing would result in a loss of employment land, a business which is critical to the sustainability objectives of the plan and Local Authorities and the viability of delivering the site for housing is uncertain due to former and surrounding uses.


10.1 We do not consider that the plan as drafted is sound for the following reasons:


• The plan fails to meet employment land need, which results in significant social and economic adverse impacts.

• There is insufficient justification for failing to meet the Black Country's employment needs within the Black Country.

• There are no firm agreements with neighbouring authorities to meet the identified unmet needs.

• The proposed designation of Land at Bott Lane for housing is not justified and is outdated.

• The site assessment is flawed. The impacts of the recycling facility are overstated and unjustified. The site has been operating since the granting of planning permission Pl 8/0218 with no significant harm to the nearby residential properties.