Black Country Core Strategy Issue and Option Report

Comment

Representation ID: 2970

Received: 08/09/2017

Respondent: Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes

Agent: Turley Associates

2.103 We support the strategy to incorporate health and wellbeing issues in the BCCS Review. Health and wellbeing underpin sustainable planning and creating places where people want to live. 2.104 The Health and Wellbeing Technical Paper (June 2017) emphasises the importance of integrating health and wellbeing into all policies, including those of the emerging BCCS Review. In particular, the technical note encourages the creation of communities which are:
* Well-connected and walkable; * Have a wide choice of homes; * Accessible to services; and * Where people can belong to a cohesive community which fosters diversity, social interaction and social capital. 2.105 As such, health and wellbeing should not be standalone policies in the plan, but rather should be a 'golden thread' running through the review and all policies. Any sites promoted through the Local Plan process should demonstrate their health and wellbeing benefits if they are to be proposed for allocation. 2.106 As demonstrated by the Vision Document (Appendix 3) submitted with these representations, health and wellbeing are key principles at the heart of the proposals for Pennwood. It will include significant new green infrastructure accessible to the public, such as new open space and links to sites of local importance for nature conservation. New pedestrian and cycle links will form a key component of the proposals, linking Pennwood to urban areas to the north, east and south-east.

Comment

Representation ID: 2971

Received: 08/09/2017

Respondent: Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes

Agent: Turley Associates

2.103 We support the strategy to incorporate health and wellbeing issues in the BCCS Review. Health and wellbeing underpin sustainable planning and creating places where people want to live. 2.104 The Health and Wellbeing Technical Paper (June 2017) emphasises the importance of integrating health and wellbeing into all policies, including those of the emerging BCCS Review. In particular, the technical note encourages the creation of communities which are:
* Well-connected and walkable; * Have a wide choice of homes; * Accessible to services; and * Where people can belong to a cohesive community which fosters diversity, social interaction and social capital. 2.105 As such, health and wellbeing should not be standalone policies in the plan, but rather should be a 'golden thread' running through the review and all policies. Any sites promoted through the Local Plan process should demonstrate their health and wellbeing benefits if they are to be proposed for allocation. 2.106 As demonstrated by the Vision Document (Appendix 3) submitted with these representations, health and wellbeing are key principles at the heart of the proposals for Pennwood. It will include significant new green infrastructure accessible to the public, such as new open space and links to sites of local importance for nature conservation. New pedestrian and cycle links will form a key component of the proposals, linking Pennwood to urban areas to the north, east and south-east.

Comment

Representation ID: 2972

Received: 08/09/2017

Respondent: Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes

Agent: Turley Associates

2.103 We support the strategy to incorporate health and wellbeing issues in the BCCS Review. Health and wellbeing underpin sustainable planning and creating places where people want to live. 2.104 The Health and Wellbeing Technical Paper (June 2017) emphasises the importance of integrating health and wellbeing into all policies, including those of the emerging BCCS Review. In particular, the technical note encourages the creation of communities which are:
* Well-connected and walkable; * Have a wide choice of homes; * Accessible to services; and * Where people can belong to a cohesive community which fosters diversity, social interaction and social capital. 2.105 As such, health and wellbeing should not be standalone policies in the plan, but rather should be a 'golden thread' running through the review and all policies. Any sites promoted through the Local Plan process should demonstrate their health and wellbeing benefits if they are to be proposed for allocation. 2.106 As demonstrated by the Vision Document (Appendix 3) submitted with these representations, health and wellbeing are key principles at the heart of the proposals for Pennwood. It will include significant new green infrastructure accessible to the public, such as new open space and links to sites of local importance for nature conservation. New pedestrian and cycle links will form a key component of the proposals, linking Pennwood to urban areas to the north, east and south-east.

Comment

Representation ID: 2973

Received: 08/09/2017

Respondent: Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes

Agent: Turley Associates

2.107 The BCCS Review proposes at paragraph 6.30 to 'update' Policy HOU1. As set out in our response to Q1 a full review of the Plan is necessary given there are now greater housing needs, the NPPF has been published and the WMRSS has been revoked, and the adopted BCCS has not been delivering the required level of growth. As such the approach to housing land supply should be reviewed in full also. 2.108 Given there is a shortfall of 3,039 dwellings against the targets set in the adopted BCCS (a shortfall of 1,396 in Wolverhampton), largely as a result of brownfield sites not being developed due to viability issues, the Review should include a 10% lapse rate should be applied to the requirement to ensure flexibility in deliverability should sites in the supply not come forward.

Comment

Representation ID: 2975

Received: 08/09/2017

Respondent: Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes

Agent: Turley Associates

2.111 The NPPG states that wherever possible, local needs assessments should be informed by the latest available information and the government's official population and household projections are generally updated every two years. 2.112 The affordable housing requirement; preferred housing mix; housing types; and density standards for the Black Country therefore need to remain fluid in order to respond to the most up to date evidence and market conditions. The BCCS Review should not comprise policies that set standards for the whole Plan Period. The standards set out in Policy HOU2 should be reviewed in full to ensure they comply with the NPPF, PPG and the most up to date guidance. 2.113 Pennwood will be capable of delivering a range of house types, including high quality larger 'professional / executive' type housing which is currently in short supply in Wolverhampton and results in residents moving out the City to find suitable housing.

Comment

Representation ID: 2976

Received: 08/09/2017

Respondent: Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes

Agent: Turley Associates

2.111 The NPPG states that wherever possible, local needs assessments should be informed by the latest available information and the government's official population and household projections are generally updated every two years. 2.112 The affordable housing requirement; preferred housing mix; housing types; and density standards for the Black Country therefore need to remain fluid in order to respond to the most up to date evidence and market conditions. The BCCS Review should not comprise policies that set standards for the whole Plan Period. The standards set out in Policy HOU2 should be reviewed in full to ensure they comply with the NPPF, PPG and the most up to date guidance. 2.113 Pennwood will be capable of delivering a range of house types, including high quality larger 'professional / executive' type housing which is currently in short supply in Wolverhampton and results in residents moving out the City to find suitable housing.

Comment

Representation ID: 2978

Received: 08/09/2017

Respondent: Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes

Agent: Turley Associates

2.111 The NPPG states that wherever possible, local needs assessments should be informed by the latest available information and the government's official population and household projections are generally updated every two years. 2.112 The affordable housing requirement; preferred housing mix; housing types; and density standards for the Black Country therefore need to remain fluid in order to respond to the most up to date evidence and market conditions. The BCCS Review should not comprise policies that set standards for the whole Plan Period. The standards set out in Policy HOU2 should be reviewed in full to ensure they comply with the NPPF, PPG and the most up to date guidance. 2.113 Pennwood will be capable of delivering a range of house types, including high quality larger 'professional / executive' type housing which is currently in short supply in Wolverhampton and results in residents moving out the City to find suitable housing.