Draft Black Country Plan

Support

Representation ID: 18424

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: FCC Environment Ltd

Agent: DBA Estates

Edwin Richards Quarry, Rowley Regis, Sandwell
BCP Policy HOU1; Table 22 - Sandwell Residential Site Allocations

FCC Environment supports the allocation of the whole of the Edwin Richards Quarry (ERQ) site for residential development under Policy HOU1. However, it is considered that the Indicative Development Capacity of 281 dwellings significantly underestimates the contribution that the ERQ site can make to meeting housing needs in the Black Country, and Sandwell in particular, over the plan period. This is because the figure of 281 dwellings is based solely on the existing outline consent (DC14/47745) and takes no account of the likely contribution from the remainder of the site during the plan period.

Support

Representation ID: 18425

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: FCC Environment Ltd

Agent: DBA Estates

2. Policy W2; Table 25 - Sandwell Strategic Waste Sites

FCC Environment notes and supports the designation of the ERQ site as a Strategic Waste Site. The continued importation and placing of soils is key to creating development platforms and allowing the site to contribute to meeting housing needs. It is anticipated that approximately 600,000 tonnes of soils will be accepted in 2021.