Draft Black Country Plan

Comment

Representation ID: 22201

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Druids Heath Golf Club

Agent: Harris Lamb

Druids Heath Golf Club additional land (adjacent to SA-0309-WAL)

In addition to the above site the Club are proposing the allocation of a parcel of land located to the south of the Stonnall Road between the north eastern edge of proposed allocation SA-0309 and a residential property. It comprises a single agricultural field with no features of note. This site forms an obvious extension to proposed allocation SA-0309. The site performs well against all the assessment criteria identified in the BCSAR. To confirm:

Green Belt Harm – Whilst the site is within the Green Belt, Green Belt land release is required to meet the housing target. The development of this site will not extend into the Green Belt to the same degree as proposed allocation SA-0309. It is well contained and has strong boundary features.

Landscape Sensitivity – The site is flat and featureless. It has no particular landscape sensitivity. The development of site SA-0309 will change the nature of this location and this site will become an obvious rural transition site.

Greenfield/PDL – Whilst the site is greenfield, greenfield land release is required to meet the housing target.

Topography – The site is generally flat.

Agricultural land quality – The site is too small to be used for agricultural purposes.

TPO / Trees – There are no trees within or on the edge of the site.

Biodiversity – There are hedgerows along the edge of the site that can be retained. The site itself has no other biodiversity features of interest.

Heritage Assets – The development of the stie will not adversely impact any heritage assets.

Visual Amenity – The site can be developed to respond to the layout of proposed allocation SA-0309. There is a residential property to the north east, however, it sits within a large plot and it does not constrain development.

Flood Risk – The site is within Flood Zone 1.

Ground Contamination – The site has not previously been developed, there are no records of any ground contamination.

Air Quality – The site is not in a Nitrogen Dioxide Area of Exceedance Zone 2015

Noise – There are no nearby noisy uses.

Minerals – the site is too small to extract minerals from.

Waste Infrastructure – There are no waste infrastructure constraints.

Social Infrastructure – The site has the same access to services and facilities as proposed allocation SA-0309.

Give the lack of constraints and its suitability for development it is our view that this parcel of land should also be allocated for development within the Plan.