Object
Black Country Core Strategy Issue and Option Report
Representation ID: 67
Received: 12/08/2017
Respondent: Mr Benedict Hardy
I don't feel that using areas of green belt is worth the benefit of providing additional space for housing/business when there are alternative spaces available.
a) There are numerous derelict or brownfield sites available in the Black Country area. In Halesowen, there are a numer of disused shops, warehouses with significant areas of empty space, and dilapidated homes which could be repurposed.
b) Rather than using land immediately adjacent to urban areas, it seems best to invest in creating new, self-contained village communities further out from the urban perimeter. This is less harmful to existing communities.
I don't feel that using areas of green belt is worth the benefit of providing additional space for housing/business when there are alternative spaces available.
a) There are numerous derelict or brownfield sites available in the Black Country area. In Halesowen, there are a numer of disused shops, warehouses with significant areas of empty space, and dilapidated homes which could be repurposed.
b) Rather than using land immediately adjacent to urban areas, it seems best to invest in creating new, self-contained village communities further out from the urban perimeter. This is less harmful to existing communities.