Comment

Representation ID: 22539

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country

(DUH208, Land south of Holbeache Lane/ Wolverhampton,
Kingswinford)

WTBBC strongly recommend that alternative development sites are sought in order to prevent loss of
green belt.
Features within the site should be retained:
- The site includes an area of Site of Local Importance for Nature Conservation (SLINC). The National
Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) states that Local Plans should safeguard components of local
wildlife-rich habitats and wider ecological networks, including locally designated sites of importance
for biodiversity. It is therefore WTBBC’s position that the SLINC and a suitable buffer between this
and the development area be retained, thereby providing an area of high quality accessible natural
greenspace.