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Representation ID: 43870

Received: 05/10/2021

Respondent: Taylor Wimpey

Agent: Pegasus

10.4 The supporting text to Policy TRAN2 (Safeguarding the Development of the Key Route Network) sets out how the Key Route Network (KRN) caters for the main strategic demand flows of people and freight across the metropolitan area. Policy TRAN2 goes on to state that the Black Country Authorities will safeguard land in order to implement improvements to the KRN.
10.5 It is not clear how this will be achieved; there is no indication as to what these improvements to the KRN might be, nor is there any indication of safeguarded land on the draft Proposals Map. It is considered likely that land ownership constraints will be a significant barrier to the implementation of this Policy.
10.6 If housing and employment allocations located on the KRN are required to include safeguarded land and/or deliver improvements to the KRN then this should be made clear through the Plan, as such improvements will ultimately impact upon the viability of the allocations.