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Representation ID: 23406

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: West Midlands CPRE

Agent: Gerald Kells

DUH213 [wrong reference for Triangle site] Dudley Kingswinford Triangle
This site is agricultural land. It is on a highly visible rise. There is a definite western boundary, the A449.
While there are bus services to the edge of the site, it would generate significant extra traffic on the A449, which would be used by much of the traffic that any housing on this land would generate. The A449 was formerly a trunk road and continues to be a Primary Route (green signs), the main road between Worcester and Wolverhampton. It would be harmful to the purpose of the A449 as a Primary Route to develop new housing adjacent to it, slowing down existing traffic, especially at peak hours, and causing road safety risks. There is also a risk of expansion outwards along or beyond the A449, raising concerns about the return of the controversial, damaging and twice-rejected past plan for a Western Strategic Route.
Green Belt assessment in Land Use Consultants’ 2019 Green Belt Study - Moderate-High