Black Country Core Strategy Issue and Option Report

I object to any Green Belt development to this area and state that no Green Belt should be released.
This countryside is both beautiful and historic and is one of the few havens for wildlife. It is widely accepted that this area has some of the best landscape in England, and is enjoyed by locals and visitors alike. It is unthinkable that The River Stour in Sussex where Constable painted the Hay Wain would ever be developed. I regard this area as Halesowen's "Hay Wain."

There are large pockets of brownfield eyesores in the region that should be developed. It is simply less costly for developers to build on virgin land. If no new Green Belt is released through planning prudence then these brownfield sites will ultimately have to be used and cleaned up. This is what local people desire.