Object

Representation ID: 1437

Received: 10/12/2021

Respondent: Amadis Holdings Ltd

Agent: PlanIt

The housing evidence base which underpins the draft Plan’s housing strategy is deficient. Paragraphs 4.6 to 4.12 of the Preferred Options refers to various evidence base documents that have been used to help identify the
quantum of development for South Staffordshire which will assist in accommodating the unmet housing requirements of the conurbation. None of the documents referred to in these paragraphs are referred to in the evidence base in Appendix A of the draft
Plan. They have, however, been fundamental in shaping the Plan’s housing strategy.
Notwithstanding this omission the proposed housing requirement is unsound. It fails to reflect the most
recent information which is available on the extent of the housing shortfall arising from the conurbation and, in particular, it fails to acknowledge the important role South
Staffordshire must play to support the development needs of the Black Country.