Object

Representation ID: 5199

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: Folkes Holdings

Agent: Harris Lamb Property Consultancy

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Should the site not be allocated for development within this Plan, the Objector would wish the site to be identified as a safeguarded site for future development to be released through a future Local Plan review. It is noted that the Council has made no provision to provide safeguarded land in the Regulation 19 Plan despite the expectation set out in paragraph 140 of the Framework.

It is abundantly clear that South Staffordshire, being on the edge of the Black Country conurbation, will have to accept a significant amount of overspill development, for
both housing and employment, both in this plan period and beyond. In this context the Council has made no attempt to identify land for development which should accommodate development needs beyond the plan period.
It is considered that the Council’s failure to identify safeguarded land to meet development needs beyond the plan period is contrary to the clear advice set out in
the Framework.
It is noteworthy that paragraph 143e also states that local authorities should demonstrate that Green Belt boundaries will not need to be altered at the end of the
plan period. Quite clearly the Council is unable to demonstrate this matter.