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Representation ID: 23225

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Heyfield Development

Agent: Harris Lamb

Policy GB1 – The Black Country Green Belt

As set out in our response to CSP1 we agree that exceptional circumstances exist to release land from the Green Belt for development. These sites will not only assist in meeting the development needs, but they deliver more affordable housing, green infrastructure, executive housing, assist in achieving the objective of 25% 4 bedroom dwellings, and will improve the infrastructure (e.g. school and doctor places).

One thing we note here is the desire to create permanent boundaries to the NDAs. Presumably with the intent that they will endure beyond the plan period as required by the National Planning Policy Framework. However, this does pose an important question. Is the draft plan saying that the Black Country has maximised its Green Belt capacity for not only this plan, but also the next? So that any additional development needs that cannot be accommodated in the urban area will have to be exported.