Black Country Core Strategy Issue and Option Report

Support

Representation ID: 3226

Received: 14/12/2017

Respondent: CJZ Design Limited

Agent: SLR Consulting

SLR supports the proposed changes relating to environmental infrastructure and how this can be incorporated within housing sites. Indeed, some consideration has already been given to this within the Promotional Document prepared in support of the site which is being sought as a Green Belt release. Such
environmental infrastructure will be key to the deliverability of the site in terms of landscaping, ecological mitigation and biodiversity gains.

Support

Representation ID: 3227

Received: 14/12/2017

Respondent: CJZ Design Limited

Agent: SLR Consulting

SLR supports the proposed implementation of the Garden City principals and how this can be incorporated within housing sites. Indeed, some consideration has already been given to this within the Promotional Document prepared in support of the site which is being sought as a Green Belt release. Such environmental infrastructure will be key to the deliverability of the site in terms of landscaping, ecological mitigation and biodiversity gains.

Object

Representation ID: 3228

Received: 14/12/2017

Respondent: CJZ Design Limited

Agent: SLR Consulting

The Garden City principals should be applied equal weight to both brownfield and greenfield sites. An exception to such principals can be made for large mixed use sites located within the designated centres as these will be aimed to be higher density sites but release of employment land in less central locations should still be subject to the Garden City principals if applied.

Support

Representation ID: 3229

Received: 14/12/2017

Respondent: CJZ Design Limited

Agent: SLR Consulting

SLR supports the proposed changes relating to nature conservation and how this can be incorporated within housing sites. Indeed, some consideration has already been given to this within the Promotional Document prepared in support of the site which is being sought as a Green Belt release. Such environmental infrastructure will be key to the deliverability of the site in terms of landscaping, ecological mitigation and biodiversity gains.

Support

Representation ID: 3230

Received: 14/12/2017

Respondent: CJZ Design Limited

Agent: SLR Consulting

SLR supports the proposed changes relating to historic character and local distinctiveness and how this can be incorporated within housing sites. Indeed, some consideration has already been given to this within the Promotional Document prepared in support of the site which is being sought as a Green Belt release. Such considerations include the sites proximity to both designated and non-designated heritage assets, its setting within the wider landscape context and consideration of the local distinctiveness associated with the Area of High Historic Landscape Value designated at the site.

Support

Representation ID: 3231

Received: 14/12/2017

Respondent: CJZ Design Limited

Agent: SLR Consulting

Design Quality will be key for the release of Green Belt sites either within or adjoining the Black Country Core Strategy area.

Support

Representation ID: 3232

Received: 14/12/2017

Respondent: CJZ Design Limited

Agent: SLR Consulting

Such national standards would make housing more expensive to build and may not be achievable for many sites within the HMA. The introduction of such standards could result in a further backlog in the provision of housing needs within the HMA, thereby failing to ensure that the Black Country delivers the housing numbers required over the plan period and placing non-allocated sites at risk of development.

Object

Representation ID: 3233

Received: 14/12/2017

Respondent: CJZ Design Limited

Agent: SLR Consulting

Such national standards would make housing more expensive to build and may not be achievable for many sites within the HMA. The introduction of such standards could result in a further backlog in the provision of housing needs within the HMA, thereby failing to ensure that the Black Country delivers the housing numbers required over the plan period and placing non-allocated sites at risk of development.

Object

Representation ID: 3234

Received: 14/12/2017

Respondent: CJZ Design Limited

Agent: SLR Consulting

Such national standards would make housing more expensive to build and may not be achievable for many sites within the HMA. The introduction of such standards could result in a further backlog in the provision of housing needs within the HMA, thereby failing to ensure that the Black Country delivers the housing numbers required over the plan period and placing non-allocated sites at risk of development.

Object

Representation ID: 3235

Received: 14/12/2017

Respondent: CJZ Design Limited

Agent: SLR Consulting

Any standards set, whether local or national, should be applied to all housing sites within the Black Country area. There should be no differentiation between brownfield and greenfield sites if standards are to be applied within the HMA. Such differentiation could lead to further inequality of housing stock.