Object

Representation ID: 1460

Received: 13/12/2021

Respondent: Barratt West Midlands

Agent: Savills

Duty to Cooperate Paper (November 2021)
South Staffs should take a higher proportion of the unmet need from the Greater Birmingham Housing Market Area. They recommend a 8,212 dwelling contribution towards meeting the unmet need.

Rural Services and Facilities Audit (‘RSFA’)
Object to the proposed revised Rural Settlement Hierarchy and the categorisation of the village of Kinver as a proposed Tier 2 Settlement. Kinver provides a greater range of shops and services than some of the proposed Tier 1 settlements (Appendix 4 of the RSFA). . It is considered that the modified Main Service Village settlements, which currently includes the settlement of Kinver, should remain as Main Service Villages as they are sustainable settlements which are capable of supporting significant residential growth.

Housing Site Selection Topic Paper (September 2021)
Barratt is promoting land to the north (site reference 549) and south of Dunsley Road (site reference 550), Kinver. They consider that the sites should be allocated.

Viability Appraisal 2021
We consider that it is imperative for the Council to engage with infrastructure providers to confirm financial contributions that they will require from allocations, these should then be factored into the Viability Appraisal.