Object

Representation ID: 1834

Received: 10/12/2021

Respondent: Wollaston Properties Ltd

Agent: First City Limited

Disappointed to see site 211: Land north of Manor House Park has not been allocated as a residential site in the Local Plan Review.

Require further explanation based on points provided from the Site Proformas in connection to site 211.

Part of the site is located within Flood zones 2 and 3 however, the scheme has been designed to take that into consideration and avoid these zones. The site has
directed all the built development to the areas of the site which are located within flood zone 1, which is the majority of the site.

Development would consider there would scope as part of the development to ensure an improved ecological environment. The layout has been designed to ensure minimal disruptions and displacement of well established tree and shrub planting.

Local Plan Review summary fails to identify any significant constraints of the site that would prevent the site being allocated to provide an additional site in Bilbrook.

Site 211 should be allocated alongside: Site safeguarded sites 519 and 419a&b, SAD site 228 and 224 to provide additional housing in Codsall/Bilbrook as a tier 1 settlement which is intended to accommodate significant percentages of the housing growth with a plethora of services and facilities to meet the needs of current residents and support new residents.

Site 211 is not considered to have poor connectivity to economy and employment due to the site being within two miles from Owens Trading Estate, Pendeford Business Park and I54 providing job opportunities.

The site can accommodate approximately 65 dwellings in a highly sustainable location and provide extensive areas of open space that will improve the biodiversity on site but also provide the local community with improved access to areas of green space. Suggest the site has the ability to be delivered within the first 5 years of the plan period.