Object

Representation ID: 23569

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Save the Seven Cornfields Campaign Group

Agent: Save the Seven Cornfields Campaign Group

Broadly and Summarised:
1) We support the exclusion / non-inclusion of the Seven Cornfields as a site for housing development.
2) We support the saving of the Green Belt Seven Cornfields site.
3) We oppose development on the Green Belt and important greenfield sites.
4) We do not support the housing forecast model used. Equality Impact assessment is needed.
5) We do not support the excessive housing target of 76,000 homes.
6) We believe there should be greater equity and equality within the local planning process and Nolan standards of public office be upheld.
7) We believe the Seven Cornfields is an important carbon sink, it contributes to care of the planet and local areas, avoids flooding and provides equality of access.
8) The report addresses amongst others Para 3.15-3.16, Policy DEL2, Policy HOU1, Policy CC1
9) Brownfield, derelict land, retail and office spaces can meet the housing demands.

PREJUDICIAL DECISION ON GREEN BELT LOSS & ADDITIONAL HOUSING BASED ON EXAGGERATED HOUSING FORECASTS (Policy HOU 1 in the Black Country Plan 2039)

The Save the Seven Cornfields Campaign Group insists that the decision to meet an over-exaggerated Housing Target of 76,000 unilaterally and automatically erodes important Green Belt provision and dismisses the concerns of local residents and campaign groups. It is ultimately prejudicial to the integrity, cogency and strategic and tactical decision-making of the Black Country Housing Review to presume any acceptability of development in the Green Belt.