Comment

Representation ID: 23100

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Canal & River Trust

Proposed Site Allocations where the Trust has a land ownership interest

Crane Foundary Site, Wolverhampton


The Trust owns land either side of the railway line at the Crane Foundry site in Wolverhampton. This is currently allocated for development by a combination of the policies in the Wolverhampton City Centre Area Action Plan and the Bilston Corridor Area Action Plan, which relate to the areas south-west and north-east of the railway line, respectively.

The area south- and we note that within those areas there is no intention to change any allocations that already exist.

However, land north-east of the railway line within our ownership has been excluded from the proposed housing allocation (WOH187 shown below). This area is included within the allocation H1 within the existing relevant plan (Bilston Corridor Area Action Plan). It also forms part of the recently published 'Wolverhampton
Canalside South - Planning Policy Guidelines document which demonstrates the City Council's in principle
support for development across this site. We question whether this area has been excluded as part of a mapping error. We are not aware of any reasons why this land should not continue to be allocated in the development plan and believe that it meets the necessary tests for inclusion as an allocation set out in the NPPF.