Comment
Black Country Core Strategy Issue and Option Report
Representation ID: 2858
Received: 08/09/2017
Respondent: St Philips
Given the evidence on which the current Core Strategy is based is now very out of date, St Philips considers that a full review of the Core Strategy should be carried out. The BCCS was prepared and adopted before the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) came to force in March 2012. Paragraph 47 of the NPPF requires that Development Plans are based on a full, objectively assessed need for housing, but this is not the case for the current BCCS. The entire Core Strategy should therefore be reviewed to ensure that it aligns with national guidance. The policies within the BCCS which relate to the Growth Network, particularly policies CSP1 and CSP2 will require radical change through the Core Strategy Review to refer to the need for housing development beyond the Growth Network within the Green Belt.