Draft Black Country Plan

Object

Representation ID: 22366

Received: 24/01/2022

Respondent: Taylor Wimpey

Agent: Avison Young

Paragraphs 3.5 to 3.14 - Objection to the lack of proposals for accommodating unmet housing need. Statements of common ground are not published and should be. For these reasons the plan is contrary to the provisions of the NPPD and the plan is unsound.

Object

Representation ID: 22490

Received: 24/01/2022

Respondent: Taylor Wimpey

Agent: Avison Young

Paragraphs 3.15-3.31 Inconsistences within the LUC green belt study regarding purpose 5 of the green belt. In particular the objection looks for this purpose to be omitted from the assessment on the basis it has already been established there is insufficient non-Green belt land to meet future development needs.
The parcel size is also challenged on the basis that within the parcel assessed may be areas which have less harm.

Object

Representation ID: 22491

Received: 24/01/2022

Respondent: Taylor Wimpey

Agent: Avison Young

Paragraphs 3.32-3.36 LUC landscape sensitivity assessment parcels are too large and the presence of features such as SINCs affect the rating of the parcel regardless of house far away a site might be from the protected feature.

Comment

Representation ID: 22492

Received: 24/01/2022

Respondent: Taylor Wimpey

Agent: Avison Young

Paragraph 3.38-3.41 The infrastructure provisions of DEL1 should match that outlined in paragraph 57 of the NPPF.

Support

Representation ID: 22493

Received: 24/01/2022

Respondent: Taylor Wimpey

Agent: Avison Young

Paragraphs 3.49-3.50 Supports the policy requirements for affordable housing and the recognition that the tenure and type of affordable dwelling would vary according to the market.

Object

Representation ID: 22494

Received: 24/01/2022

Respondent: Taylor Wimpey

Agent: Avison Young

Paragraphs 3.49-3.50 Flexibility is requested "when
it comes to the proportion of affordable housing a development will be required to deliver, to allow for changing local market circumstances. It is recommended that this is reflected in the policy wording."

Support

Representation ID: 22495

Received: 24/01/2022

Respondent: Taylor Wimpey

Agent: Avison Young

Paragraph 3.52 "Taylor Wimpey supports the provision of electric vehicle charging points in principle."

Object

Representation ID: 22496

Received: 24/01/2022

Respondent: Taylor Wimpey

Agent: Avison Young

Paragraphs 3.51-3.53 "The additional loading created by car charging infrastructure is significant and it is essential that the Black Country Authorities liaise with electricity providers as part of the Black Country Plan process so that the implications in terms of network capacity can be understood and planned for. It cannot be left to individual developers to pick up the cost of what could be multi-million-pound upgrades to the Black Country’s electricity infrastructure."

Support

Representation ID: 22498

Received: 24/01/2022

Respondent: Taylor Wimpey

Agent: Avison Young

Paragraph 3.54 "Taylor Wimpey supports the principal of net gain and the 10% target which will shortly be mandated nationally. It also supports the principal of calculating net gain using the national Biodiversity Metric, assuming the Draft Plan is referring to the Biodiversity 3.0 metric provided by DEFRA, to ensure a consistency of approach between Local Authorities. The policy should be updated to make specific reference to this metric."

Object

Representation ID: 22500

Received: 24/01/2022

Respondent: Taylor Wimpey

Agent: Avison Young

Paragraph 3.55-3.56 Part 2 and 13 of the policy, the veteran or ancient tree buffer and proposed between 20 and 30% canopy coverage over development sites is challenged. On site conditions could mean that this policy puts into jeopardy development sites.