Support

Representation ID: 23305

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Redrow Homes Ltd

Agent: Harris Lamb

We generally support the objective of directing development to the Strategic Centres and Core Growth Regeneration Areas. Development should be directed to locations where it is most needed and that are best able to accommodate it in terms of accessibility to services and facilities.

However, notwithstanding the focus on Strategic Centres and the Core Growth Regeneration Areas, it is clear that there is insufficient land available in these areas for the housing requirement to be met. Indeed, the emerging Plan acknowledges that Green Belt land release is required within the Black Country. Even with the Green Belt land release that is proposed Policy CSP1 advises that a housing shortfall of a minimum 28,239 dwellings exists (as detailed in our response to Policy CSP1 and HOU1 we believe this is an underestimated) that needs to be delivered in other Local Authority Areas within the HMA.