Comment

Draft Black Country Plan

Representation ID: 23539

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Historic England

Representation Summary:

Section A further expands upon the relationship of this Plan to other development plan documents within Dudley and sets out the rationale for a spatial strategy and growth distribution in the wider area. Historic England is not clear at this stage how the historic environment has been considered in relation to the distribution and scale of growth. We are keen to understand what heritage impact assessment has been undertaken in respect of proposed site allocations for growth, what the impacts are for the historic environment and whether these impacts can be overcome. At this stage we consider there is a lack of available information but we are keen to work with the Councils to ensure that the historic environment is fully considered within the process. Our comments are the same for the four Council areas at this stage.