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Black Country Core Strategy Issue and Option Report

Representation ID: 603

Received: 08/09/2017

Respondent: IM Properties

Agent: Harris Lamb

Representation Summary:

We suspect that generally speaking there will need to be an incremental improvement of social infrastructure provision to meet the requirements of occupants of new developments over and the plan period.

Full text:

We suspect that generally speaking there will need to be an incremental improvement of social infrastructure provision to meet the requirements of occupants of new developments over and the plan period. This should inform the identification of sites and the review of the Growth Network. Sites that can be delivered and take advantage of existing social infrastructure should be prioritised for allocation above sites that have significant infrastructures required. In short, development should be favoured where it has good access to a range of services and facilities. For example, where development is directed towards South Staffordshire settlements, priority should be given to sites that have the greatest range of services and facilities.