Comment

Representation ID: 23577

Received: 08/10/2021

Respondent: Urban Remediation Ltd

1.5. POLICY DSA3 LAND AT KETLEY QUARRY KINGSWINFORD
1.5.1. This concerns an assumption of school provision within the Site and also the out of date Site descriptions which are used, given that it has now been remediated in preparation for housing development. We address each paragraph in turn. In addition, a submission is made from Highgate Land and Development concerning matters relating to affordable housing, viability assessment and education provision which have informed the development description in the Policy.
1.5.2. Paragraph A98 estimates delivery as 50 homes until 2029, 250 home between 2030 and 2035 and the remaining between 2035 and 2039. As noted above in Section 1.3, the estimated delivery will commence in 2024 with an annual release of approximately 100 dwellings.
1.5.3. School Place Requirements are set out in Paragraph A 103 and states 'Should it be determined that some form of primary school provision is required as the BCP progresses towards adoption, this may need to be accommodated on the site and land will need to be allocated to accommodate a two-form entry primary school (approximately 2.4ha)'. It is considered that the location of current school provision at both primary and secondary level is adequate. Existing facilities, necessary extensions to such facilities and the allocation can be met through required developer contributions.
1.5.4. Nature Conservation and Net Biodiversity Gain Requirements are set out in Paragraphs A105 and A106. The description of the Site is not correct. In fact, the quarry has been infilled and engineered in preparation for housing. Nor is it vegetated with ruderal species. Reference is made to a disused farmhouse for bat interest, however, this building has now been demolished under a previous planning consent.
1.5.5. The Site description is better represented by stating that both the Ketley Quarry site and adjacent Ketley Farm are bare of vegetation and is left as a levelled ground in readiness for future development.
1.5.6. Further submissions are made on the matters relating to the provision of affordable housing, the viability assessments undertaken as part of the Black Country Plan, education provision and related matters that are of concern in the application of Policy DSA3.these are contained in the copy of correspondence in Appendix 3.