Minerals

Comment

Representation ID: 10633

Received: 27/08/2021

Respondent: Mr John Edwards

Site WSA2 has large Coal deposits that traverse the location from Ryders Hayes this follows the Vigo Fault that extends across the WSA2 location. This tract of land should be removed from the proposals in order to protect this mineral deposit.

Comment

Representation ID: 16329

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Natural England

Mineral sites

MSwa5 (MP4) Branton Hill Quarry and extension, Branton Hill Lane, Walsall (sand)

This site is located along a strategic wildlife corridor. We would welcome dialogue with the Local Planning Authority and the owner/operator to ensure that the restoration maximises natural capital and ecosystem services provision to local people and wildlife.

Comment

Representation ID: 16330

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Natural England

MSwa6/ MXA2 (MX4) Highfields North, Walsall Road, Walsall Brick (Clay (dormant permitted minerals site))

We would advise that reference is made to Walsall’s adopted Site Allocation document Policy M8: Brick
Clay Extraction – Other Areas – paragraph MP9: Highfields North – Permitted Minerals Site (see annex
3) either within the policy or the jurisdiction

Comment

Representation ID: 16808

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Natural England

Policy ENV1 – Nature Conservation

We welcome this policy, however that the following site allocations are likely to impact upon the effectiveness of policy ENV1 (1b,1c,1d, 3):

MSwa6/ MXA2 Highfields North, Walsall Road, Walsall Brick (Clay)
Impacts on Jockey Fields SSSI and priority habitat- lowland fens and deciduous woodland.

Please see 13 Sub-Areas and Site Allocations for further details of our concerns.

We would advise that the Plan should identify land where development would be inappropriate, for instance because of its environmental significance.

Natural England welcome the creation and designation of new Local Nature Reserves as additional assets to the Local Nature Reserve suite currently in place, especially were they offer additional access to local people for recreation and education.