Comment

Representation ID: 22542

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country

(DUH211, Land at Swindon Road, Wall Heath, Kingswinford (The Triangle Site)

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.