Comment

Representation ID: 2937

Received: 08/09/2017

Respondent: Member of Parliament

In concluding, the opportunity to review and update the Black Country Core Strategy is timely and to be welcomed. However it must be inclusive and transparent and above all must reflect those who live here. I do not accept that the best way to meet our housing and employment land needs is to be found by simply building on the green bell. It is vital for the regeneration of our communities that we maintain a 'brownfield first' approach. The moment the green belt is released it will be lost forever and the regeneration of our towns and inner cities will continue
to stall, its entire purpose destroyed and with it local wildlife and the sense of amenity.