Draft Black Country Plan

Support

Representation ID: 11613

Received: 07/10/2021

Respondent: Walsall MBC

Great to see the importance of Green spaces being recognized in supporting Physical activity, mental health improvement, providing local food production opportunities. We need to ensure the quality of these greenspaces is maintained and new resources found to ensure new greenspaces can be maintained to a high standard for future residents.

Object

Representation ID: 11621

Received: 07/10/2021

Respondent: Walsall MBC

The importance of Green belt policy should remain sacrosanct to the people living in urban areas, the importance of access to green spaces is so critical to the health and wellbeing of people living in highly urban and industrialised areas. It is important in the levelling up debate to consider where areas of health deprivation exist and to target housing outside those areas.

Comment

Representation ID: 11709

Received: 08/10/2021

Respondent: Walsall MBC

We welcome the proposal to promote sustainable design and active travel, but more emphasis should be made of this in order to meet Climate change projections for 2041!

Comment

Representation ID: 11710

Received: 08/10/2021

Respondent: Walsall MBC

The importance or regionally important parks need to be recognised such as Mary Stevens Park in Stourbridge 1.4million visits per year , Walsall Arboretum over 1 million visits per year plus West Park Wolverhampton. Green spaces, urban parks are often overlooked as visitor attractions in their own right

Comment

Representation ID: 11728

Received: 08/10/2021

Respondent: Walsall MBC

Great to see Local Nature Recovery Network policies in advance of the Environment Bill ratification, and the policy about 10% net gain requirment.

Comment

Representation ID: 11731

Received: 08/10/2021

Respondent: Walsall MBC

Can some reference be made the the Black Country Urban Forest which had a significant amount of planting through Lottery in 1995- 2000, money was also made available for managing urban woodlands through this funding project. These trees are now over 20 years old and in need of management. These trees contribute significantly to the BC landscape and should not be destroyed in pursuit of development sites. If these sites are under threat then appropriate mitigation nearby needs to be found.

Comment

Representation ID: 11746

Received: 08/10/2021

Respondent: Walsall MBC

Good point about making sure new sport and recreation space can be adequately funded

Comment

Representation ID: 11749

Received: 08/10/2021

Respondent: Walsall MBC

Excellent point about the need to encourage people to walk and cycle in their local area, so facilities in order to be able to do this effectively are really important as part of neighborhood growth area plans.

Support

Representation ID: 12086

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Walsall MBC

It is great to see a policy for the Geo park provided in the BC plan

Comment

Representation ID: 12146

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Walsall MBC

If we are trying to meet our Climate change targets then we should consider including the code for sustainable homes as a design requirement.