Draft Black Country Plan

Object

Representation ID: 45786

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country

WAE010 - Adjacent Shaylors, Anchor Industrial Park, Wharf Approach, Aldridge - WTBBC have concluded that the Site Assessment process should not have selected site:
• 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.
• LNRS core habitat area. Site forms part of the Anchor Brook Valley.

Object

Representation ID: 45787

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country

WAE012 - Former Aldridge Rail Sidings, Middlemore Lane, Aldridge - WTBBC have concluded that the Site Assessment process should not have selected site:
• Site is part SLINC (last surveyed in 2001).
• 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.
• Site forms part of the LNRS core habitat area and contains UK Priority Habitat Lowland dry acid grassland. Development would also have a detrimental impact of ecological connectivity.

Comment

Representation ID: 45788

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country

WAE014 - Former Jack Allen Site, South of Middlemore Lane, Aldridge - It is WTBBC’s position that features within the site should be retained:
• Site adjacent to SLINC: Include measures to ensure the development doesn’t have both short and long term detrimental effects on the adjacent SLINC and, through the implementation of Black Country Plan Policy, support development that not only causes no damage but also delivers enhancements to the Local Nature Recovery Network.

Comment

Representation ID: 45789

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country

WAE021 - McKechnie Brass, Middlemore Lane, Aldridge - It is WTBBC’s position that features within the site should be retained:
• Site adjacent to canal SLINC: Include measures to ensure the development doesn’t have both short and long term detrimental effects on the adjacent SLINC and, through the implementation of Black Country Plan Policy, support development that not only causes no damage but also delivers enhancements to the Local Nature Recovery Network.

Comment

Representation ID: 45790

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country

WAE017 - Focus 10 (adjacent former Trident Alloys), Willenhall Lane, Bloxwich - It is WTBBC’s position that features within the site should be retained:
• Site adjacent to canal SLINC: Include measures to ensure the development doesn’t have both short and long term detrimental effects on the adjacent SLINC and, through the implementation of Black Country Plan Policy, support development that not only causes no damage but also delivers enhancements to the Local Nature Recovery Network.

Comment

Representation ID: 45792

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country

WAE024 - Rear of Biasi House, opposite Mary Elliot School, Leamore Lane - It is WTBBC’s position that features within the site should be retained:
• Site adjacent to canal SLINC: Include measures to ensure the development doesn’t have both short and long term detrimental effects on the adjacent SLINC and, through the implementation of Black Country Plan Policy, support development that not only causes no damage but also delivers enhancements to the Local Nature Recovery Network.

Comment

Representation ID: 45793

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country

WAE041 - North of Newfield Close, Walsall - It is WTBBC’s position that features within the site should be retained/enhanced:
• Site adjacent to railway PSI: Include measures to ensure the development doesn’t have both short and long term detrimental effects on potentially important habitats on site (patches of Gorse appear to be present) and the adjacent railway corridor. As a result, a Local (wildlife) Site Assessment should be carried out.
• Furthermore, through the implementation of Black Country Plan Policy, support development that not only causes no damage but also delivers enhancements to the Local Nature Recovery Network.

Comment

Representation ID: 45794

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country

WAE052 - Walsall Enterprise Park West, Regal Drive, Pleck - It is WTBBC’s position that features within the site should be enhanced:
• Site adjacent to canal SLINC: Include measures to ensure the development doesn’t have both short and long term detrimental effects on the adjacent SLINC and, through the implementation of Black Country Plan Policy, support development that not only causes no damage but also delivers enhancements to the Local Nature Recovery Network.

Comment

Representation ID: 45796

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country

WAE058 - Reedswood Way - It is WTBBC’s position that features within the site should be retained/enhanced:
• Site originally identified as Potential Site of Importance (for nature conservation) but subsequently cleared/partially developed: Include measures to ensure the development doesn’t have both short and long term detrimental effects on remaining potentially important habitats, namely adjoining pool PSI.

Object

Representation ID: 45797

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country

WAE063 - Tempus 10 North (land east of KFC, Tempus Drive) - WTBBC have concluded that the Site Assessment process should not have selected site:
• Site has been identified as a Potential Site of Importance (for nature conservation) and adjacent to a SLINC stream corridor where there is evidence of protected species being present [redacted - protected species].
• 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.