Object
Preferred Options November 2021
Representation ID: 1857
Received: 13/12/2021
Respondent: IM Land
Agent: RPS Group
The contribution towards unmet needs should be revisited to account for the August 2021 Black Country Plan consultation. The release of Green Belt land on Sites 591/592 is therefore an appropriate strategy.
Given the disparity in size between Parcel S4 in the Green Belt Study and Sites 591, Parcel S4 should not be used to assess Green Belt purposes. Parcel S4B is too large to reflect the site’s actual Green Belt harm. The site is a small proportion of the wider parcel. The site boundaries used in the Green Belt Study don’t reflect the site submission and include land within the AONB. A separate Green Belt and landscape analysis of the site provided by Tyler Grange suggests the site is moderate Green Belt harm. The site offers a chance for compensatory Green Belt improvements through landscape planting and preserving the openness of surrounding Green Belt.