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Black Country Core Strategy Issue and Option Report

Representation ID: 88

Received: 24/08/2017

Respondent: Countryside Properties

Representation Summary:

Brownfield first must continue to be the mantra and the release of older, inefficient non-conforming industrial estates is entirely appropriate. However, the issue of contamination and unrealistic land values remains an obstacle for such sites - with grant funding inaccessible to private companies.

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Brownfield first must continue to be the mantra and the release of older, inefficient non-conforming industrial estates is entirely appropriate. However, the issue of contamination and unrealistic land values remains an obstacle for such sites - with grant funding inaccessible to private companies.