Object

Representation ID: 1251

Received: 06/12/2021

Respondent: John and Wendy Ashwood

The release of this land is purely to fulfil the unmet housing needs of the Black Country Plan. The figure of 4,000 has been chosen by South Staffs District Council based on outdated ONS figures taken from 2014. This figure has not been forced upon them and should be revisited and significantly reduced or even taken out of the local plan altogether. The reasoning behind this is:
The office of national statistics figures are outdated and more recent ones should be used. 2018 or 2020.

The main unmet need is in Sandwell or further afield in the Birmingham area. These authorities are not adjacent to us.

The Black Country plan is at least a year behind the south staffs plan. A better approach would be to wait to see if their is a housing need instead of offering up our greenbelt.