Draft Black Country Plan

Object

Representation ID: 22516

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country

(Caledonia Sewage Works, Lye)

WTBBC have concluded that the Site Assessment process should not have selected site:
- Site is part SLINC, part PSI and adjoins a SINC.
- A Local (wildlife) Site Assessment is required to provide evidence to inform the BCP Site Assessment
process. This has not been undertaken and therefore WTBBC object to the allocation on this basis.
- High potential for Priority habitats and species.
- Opportunity exists to retain significant buffer to River Stour, create high-quality accessible natural
greenspace and undertake in-channel river enhancements.
- Opportunity to invest in greenway access to river corridor.
- Site is within an Area of High Historic Landscape Value.

Comment

Representation ID: 22517

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country

(DUH007, Clinic Drive, Lye)

It is WTBBC’s position that features within the site should be retained:
- WTBBC understand the allocation contains an area of public open space. It is WTBBC’s position that
due to the broad range of benefits that these sites provide local communities that no public open
space should be allocated for development. The area of public open space should therefore be
retained within the development.
- The retention of public open space provides the opportunity to invest biodiversity net gain
payments from nearby developments, securing improved accessible natural greenspace for the local
community along with the resources for ongoing maintenance and monitoring.

Object

Representation ID: 22518

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country

(DUH009, Land off Delph Lane, Brierley Hill)

WTBBC have concluded that the Site Assessment process should not have selected site:
- The site comprises a significant area of semi-natural habitat.
- A Local (wildlife) Site Assessment is required to provide evidence to inform the BCP Site Assessment
process. This has not been undertaken and therefore WTBBC object to the allocation on this basis.

Object

Representation ID: 22520

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country

(DUH010, Land off Ruiton Street / Colwall Road, Lower
Gornal)

WTBBC have concluded that the Site Assessment process should not have selected site:
- The site includes a significant area of semi-natural habitat.
- A Local (wildlife) Site Assessment is required to provide evidence to inform the BCP Site Assessment
process. This has not been undertaken and therefore WTBBC object to the allocation.
- WTBBC understand the allocation is an area of public open space. It is WTBBC’s position that due to
the broad range of benefits that these sites provide local communities that no public open space
should be allocated for development. On this basis we object to the allocation.

Object

Representation ID: 22523

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country

(DUH011, Bourne Street, Coseley)

WTBBC have concluded that the Site Assessment process should not have selected site:
- The site is a Site of Local Importance for Nature Conservation (SLINC). The National Planning Policy
Framework (NPPF) states that Local Plans should safeguard components of local wildlife-rich
habitats and wider ecological networks, including locally designated sites of importance for
biodiversity. WTBBC therefore object to the allocation on this basis.

Comment

Representation ID: 22524

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country

(DUH020, Lyde Green / Cradley Road, Cradley)

WTBBC request that significant enhancements are required of the site redevelopment:
- The site lies adjacent to a key river corridor (River Stour) and the opportunity exists to create a
substantial green buffer and high-quality natural greenspace with riverside access for both new and
existing local residents.
- Redevelopment of the riverside provides opportunity to deliver in-channel river enhancements and
bank regrading/naturalisation.
- Opportunity to invest in greenway access to river corridor.

Comment

Representation ID: 22525

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country

(DUH022, Land off Thorns Road,
Lye (North)

WTBBC request that significant enhancements are required of the site redevelopment:
- The site lies adjacent to Meers Coppice ancient semi-natural woodland, a habitat type that is
vulnerable to damage from inappropriate adjacent landuse. Redevelopment provides the
opportunity to create a minimum 50m buffer of appropriate habitat (as defined in the Draft Black
Country Local Nature Recovery Strategy) as part of the provision of high-quality accessible natural
greenspace.

Object

Representation ID: 22526

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country

(DUH038, Land between Heath
Road and Copse Road,
Netherton)

WTBBC have concluded that the Site Assessment process should not have selected site:
- WTBBC understand the allocation is an area of public open space. It is WTBBC’s position that due to
the broad range of benefits that these sites provide local communities that no public open space
should be allocated for development. On this basis we object to the allocation.
- The retention of public open space provides the opportunity to invest biodiversity net gain
payments from nearby developments, securing improved accessible natural greenspace for the local
community along with the resources for ongoing maintenance and monitoring.

Object

Representation ID: 22527

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country

(DUH039, Land rear of Salcombe
Grove, Coseley)

WTBBC have concluded that the Site Assessment process should not have selected site:
- WTBBC understand the allocation is an area of public open space. It is WTBBC’s position that due to
the broad range of benefits that these sites provide local communities that no public open space
should be allocated for development. On this basis we object to the allocation.
- The retention of public open space provides the opportunity to invest biodiversity net gain
payments from nearby developments, securing improved accessible natural greenspace for the local
community along with the resources for ongoing maintenance and monitoring.

Object

Representation ID: 22528

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country

(DUH041, Land rear of Two Gates
Lane, Cradley)

WTBBC have concluded that the Site Assessment process should not have selected site:
- WTBBC understand the allocation is an area of public open space. It is WTBBC’s position that due to
the broad range of benefits that these sites provide local communities that no public open space
should be allocated for development. On this basis we object to the allocation.
- The retention of public open space provides the opportunity to invest biodiversity net gain
payments from nearby developments, securing improved accessible natural greenspace for the local
community along with the resources for ongoing maintenance and monitoring.