Object

Representation ID: 5198

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: Folkes Holdings

Agent: Harris Lamb Property Consultancy

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

We contend that any decision to allocate overspill land
beyond the Green Belt i.e., the 20% of South Staffordshire which is not within Green Belt, would not be in a sustainable location and would lead to unsustainable patterns of transport and commuting and would not effectively meet the housing needs of the Black Country conurbation.
However, an objective assessment of Green Belt purposes, demonstrates that there is no significant impact caused by the release of the site in terms of Green Belt objectives and it is evident that Green Belt land has to be released to meet development needs for both South Staffordshire and the Black Country conurbation.
The Objector considers that the failure of the Council to allocate the site for housing development is not in accordance with the principles of the Duty to Cooperate process and also renders the plan unsound.