Object

Representation ID: 4996

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: L&Q Estates Limited

Agent: Barton Willmore

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Not positively prepared, not justified and not consistent with national policy.
More suitable sites have not been adequately considered or included for allocation. Yieldfields represents a sustainable location and should be included as a site allocation in the Local Plan. Yieldfields not selected primarily due to perceived higher Green Belt harm. The Green Belt study (2019) predated selection of the southern portion of the site as a Walsall strategic housing allocation. Considered as a consolidated whole (i.e. land within South Staffordshire & Walsall) would result in lower levels of potential harm than reported in the South Staffordshire Green Belt Study and would not significantly weaken the integrity of the surrounding Green Belt. Shallow ridgeline on northern edge of site (when reinforced through green infrastructure) would create defensible site boundary and reduce the risk of settlement coalescence. Barton Wilmore has undertaken a site-specific appraisal of the site against the SA criteria and considers that the site scores well against the 12 SA objectives (8 positives and 2 negatives). It is considered that the Yieldfields site scores better than Linthouse Lane allocation (SA3).