Comment

Representation ID: 43860

Received: 05/10/2021

Respondent: Taylor Wimpey

Agent: Pegasus

6.1 Policy HW1 states that the regeneration and transformation of the Black Country will protect and improve the health and wellbeing of its residents and reduce health inequalities. It then sets out a number of criteria which will assist in this objective (where relevant), and it includes providing a range of housing types and tenures that meet the needs of all sectors of the population. It includes delivery of employment opportunities and social infrastructure including sport and recreation facilities. To do this new green and blue infrastructure will be provided and this could include allotments and gardens. Taylor Wimpey supports these objectives, although it should be made abundantly clear that not all of the criteria listed are relevant to every proposal.
6.2 In addition, it should be recognised that some of the NGAs provide the opportunity to make a significant difference in regard to provision of both green and blue infrastructure and this would be available not only to new residents within the development but also existing residents in areas where there may be little alternative existing provision. This represents a significant benefit of such development and could be identified in Policy HW1 or its supporting text. Similarly, it could also be referenced within the specific policies dealing with the NGAs.