Object

Representation ID: 21830

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Gutteridge & Nichols

Agent: Tyler-Parkes

Site: Land to the rear of 24 and 30 Gorge Road, Sedgley, Dudley, DY3 1LA

OBJECTION to POLICY HOU1 and in particular the omission of our Client’s site for delivery of new dwellings in a highly sustainable location within the Borough.

Policy HOU1 (Delivering Sustainable Housing Growth) restates the overall housing delivery figure for the Plan Period before moving on to provide a breakdown of Housing Supply at Table 3, which includes reference to a sizeable reliance upon “Windfall” sites (small sites of less than 10 dwellings or less than 0.25 hectares).

Section 13 “Sub-Areas and Site Allocations” sets out, inter alia, proposed Housing Site allocations for the Dudley MBC administrative area. Sites listed include a number of modest sized sites (with a site capacity of 10-15no. dwellings) as well as larger more strategic sites (in excess of 500no. dwellings).

For the following reasons, we consider that our Clients’ combined site should not have been omitted, either separately or combined, from the list of Housing Sites under Policy HOU1 of the draft BDP, and we OBJECT on such grounds and our Clients seek for the site to be reconsidered and included within the Housing Allocations (under Policy HOU1).