Publication Plan April 2024

Object

Representation ID: 6971

Received: 22/05/2024

Respondent: CPRE Staffordshire

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? No

CPRE Staffordshire are opposed to the provision of overspill housing. However if provision for overspill housing is deemed necessary it should be provided sequentially with brownfield sites first and greenfield only if essential and should occur only post 2028, at a controlled rate under the Duty to Co-operate. This requirement should be separated from South Staffordshire's requirement and it should be clear that the five year supply test should be applied only to South Staffordshire's requirement.

Object

Representation ID: 6972

Received: 22/05/2024

Respondent: CPRE Staffordshire

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? No

The element of the affordable housing for overspill should be available to qualifying people from the authorities seeking the overspill provision.

Object

Representation ID: 6973

Received: 22/05/2024

Respondent: CPRE Staffordshire

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? No

In considering more detailed proposals for strategic sites, South Staffordshire Council should agree to account for the expressed needs of the overspill authorities.

Object

Representation ID: 6999

Received: 22/05/2024

Respondent: CPRE Staffordshire

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

CPRE have added together the proposed housing totals identified in Table 8 which indicate a total provision of 5005 dwellings, this is 919 dwellings in excess of South Staffordshire need and 289 in excess once the overspill contribution is taken into account. Whilst this is justified by arguing for flexibility the District Council has a history of over-supply. There is therefore no justification for this level of excess development.

Object

Representation ID: 7007

Received: 22/05/2024

Respondent: CPRE Staffordshire

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

On the basis of both historic and current data the windfall allowance is unjustifiably low resulting in need for excessive allocation of green belt and greenfield sites.

Object

Representation ID: 7014

Received: 22/05/2024

Respondent: CPRE Staffordshire

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Density on allocated sites is lower than the requirement set out in Policy HC2. Average densities on the larger allocated sites are generally between 20 and 25 dwellings. This will necessitate the loss of more greenbelt and greenfield land.

Object

Representation ID: 7029

Received: 22/05/2024

Respondent: CPRE Staffordshire

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

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Removal of green belt designation in this plan risks the development proceeding without the construction of the interchange. The site should be given a site designation which references the secretary of state's decision and cross references the key importance of the early construction of the rail based interchange. The site should be retained as green belt in the current plan.

Object

Representation ID: 7030

Received: 22/05/2024

Respondent: CPRE Staffordshire

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Question the degree to which to the Duty to Cooperate has been fulfilled in relation to Stafford Borough Council particularly with respect to site 036c (South of Stafford). Stafford Borough have previously raised significant concerns to this proposal, the role it would play in evidence as to how it sustainably meets Birmingham's housing needs and the lack of evidence on how it would mitigate impacts on local infrastructure.

Object

Representation ID: 7031

Received: 22/05/2024

Respondent: CPRE Staffordshire

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Object to the proposed site adjacent to the town of Stafford. The site has previously been refused planning permission, the site is poorly related to the settlements in South Staffordshire nor would it serve the needs of the Black Country. South Staffordshire is over-allocating sites compared to local need. Greenfield sites such as 036c are not required to meet local housing need. No tenable reason has been advanced to justify this allocation.

Object

Representation ID: 7032

Received: 22/05/2024

Respondent: CPRE Staffordshire

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Significant and highly visible greenfield site. Site occupies best and most productive agricultural land. Site in close proximity to Stafford Borough however no evidence that Duty to Cooperate duties have been undertaken with Stafford Borough in relation to this site. EDNA indicated that there is sufficient land to meet South Staffordshire employment land requirements in addition to making a significant contribution towards meeting cross boundary needs of the West Midlands conurbation. CPRE do not believe that the allocation of this site is justified.