Draft Black Country Plan

Object

Representation ID: 17126

Received: 08/10/2021

Respondent: Hammerwich Parish Council

The propose building on Greenbelt Land in Shire Oak, Page 507, Home Farm Sandhills, outlines the 1,417 houses planned for Shire Oak, and 538 the plans for Industrial release on Greenbelt.

The Governments National Planning Policy Framework 2021 clearly states
13. Protecting Green Belt Land

137. The Government attaches great importance to Green Belts. The fundamental aim
of Green Belt policy is to prevent urban sprawl by keeping land permanently open;
the essential characteristics of Green Belts are their openness and their
permanence.

138. Green Belt serves five purposes:
a) to check the unrestricted sprawl of large built-up areas;
b) to prevent neighboring towns merging into one another;
c) to assist in safeguarding the countryside from encroachment;
d) to preserve the setting and special character of historic towns; and
e) to assist in urban regeneration, by encouraging the recycling of derelict and
other urban land.

Proposals affecting the Green Belt

147. Inappropriate development is, by definition, harmful to the Green Belt and should
not be approved except in very special circumstances.
148. When considering any planning application, local planning authorities should
ensure that substantial weight is given to any harm to the Green Belt. ‘Very special
circumstances’ will not exist unless the potential harm to the Green Belt by reason
of inappropriateness, and any other harm resulting from the proposal, is clearly
outweighed by other considerations.

You have a duty to communicate with neighboring Councils, to date Hammerwich Parish Council have not been contacted.

Object

Representation ID: 18534

Received: 05/10/2021

Respondent: Hammerwich Parish Council

The propose building on Greenbelt Land in Shire Oak, Page 507, Home Farm Sandhills, outlines the 1,417 houses planned for Shire Oak, and 538 the plans for Industrial release on Greenbelt.

The Governments National Planning Policy Framework 2021 clearly states
13. Protecting Green Belt Land

137. The Government attaches great importance to Green Belts. The fundamental aim
of Green Belt policy is to prevent urban sprawl by keeping land permanently open;
the essential characteristics of Green Belts are their openness and their
permanence.

138. Green Belt serves five purposes:
a) to check the unrestricted sprawl of large built-up areas;
b) to prevent neighboring towns merging into one another;
c) to assist in safeguarding the countryside from encroachment;
d) to preserve the setting and special character of historic towns; and
e) to assist in urban regeneration, by encouraging the recycling of derelict and
other urban land.

Proposals affecting the Green Belt

147. Inappropriate development is, by definition, harmful to the Green Belt and should
not be approved except in very special circumstances.
148. When considering any planning application, local planning authorities should
ensure that substantial weight is given to any harm to the Green Belt. ‘Very special
circumstances’ will not exist unless the potential harm to the Green Belt by reason
of inappropriateness, and any other harm resulting from the proposal, is clearly
outweighed by other considerations.

Object

Representation ID: 18535

Received: 05/10/2021

Respondent: Hammerwich Parish Council

Coalescence. You have a duty to communicate with neighboring Councils, to date Hammerwich Parish Council have not been contacted.