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Representation ID: 528

Received: 11/12/2021

Respondent: Mrs Sarah Burgess

South Staffordshire’s needs should be separated from the Black Country with regard to housing allocations. Under the Duty to Cooperate, South Staffordshire will have difficulty in meeting the housing numbers required without loss of Green Belt and greenfield land. The Black Country has a much higher availability of brownfield sites than South Staffordshire, which (unless they are ecologically valuable) should be developed before Green Belt and greenfield sites. Denser development in cities would be better than car-dependent urban sprawl. Please also review the housing targets and calculations used to justify Green Belt release (see attached CPRE West Midlands documents).