Comment
Draft Black Country Plan
Representation ID: 45837
Received: 01/10/2021
Respondent: Mr & Mrs David Roberts
Number of people: 2
10.2 The plan states, (7,926) of these new homes will be provided in the urban area on brownfield sites,
yet the development on 'Green Belt' contravenes National Planning Policy, given the number of
other brownfield sites that have not been included as suitable alternatives.
10.3 The first call on housing should be on brownfield sites. This is not just about protecting the Green
Belt - it is about promoting regeneration on derelict and neglected urban sites in the Black Country
- and millions of pounds in Government funding has been won, to do just that. As it stands,
Walsall's housing allocation can be met for the next 5 years without any building on our Green Belt.
11.0 Alternate and more suitable Brownfield site priority options for development (to name
but a few):
a) Oak Park/ KFC site (old Oak Park Leisure centre car park site on the Lichfield Road}
b) The Brown Jug public house site, Willenhall
c) The Old Bush public house, Pelsall
d) The Rising Sun, Brownhills West
e) Walsall Saddlers Centre
f) Whittimere StreeUlntown Row, Walsall: Ruinous site and unoccupied buildings
g) FORMER DALE STREET FAMILY CENTRE, DALE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 4AH: Vacant
Buildings
h) MOAT STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 1SZ: Fire damaged dangerous building
i) TRAVELLERS REST, 35, GREAT BRIDGE ROAD, BILSTON, WV14 8LG: vacant site
j) FORMER PACKAGING R US, RESERVOIR PLACE, WALSALL: vacant site
k) OLD BUSH INN, WALSALL ROAD, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4BP: dangerous fire damaged
building
I) BROWN JUG, SANDBEDS ROAD, WILLENHALL, WV12 4EY: vacant, dangerous building
m) The Eagle, Cresswell Crescent, Mossley: Vacant Building