Publication Plan November 2022

Object

Representation ID: 5095

Received: 19/12/2022

Respondent: Barberry

Agent: RCA Regeneration

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

We are supportive of this policy, but what is the formula to calculate open space provision requirements and has this been considered by the viability study? We consider that this should be included as part of the policy or in an Annex to the main document. This should be made available before the plan is submitted for examination.

Object

Representation ID: 5096

Received: 19/12/2022

Respondent: Barberry

Agent: RCA Regeneration

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

In relation to the 4000-home contribution towards unmet housing needs of the Greater Birmingham and Black Country Housing Market Area, it remains unclear whether this is now a contribution entirely for the Greater Birmingham area or whether there was a proportion towards the unmet need of the Black Country. This figure should be disaggregated. Especially given that Birmingham’s shortfall is some 79,000 dwellings and in addition the emerging Black Country Plan had identified a shortfall of 28,000 dwellings. With a provision of only 4,000 dwellings being made by South Staffordshire towards these shortfalls. with this in mind it cannot be accepted that their Plan has been positively prepared under the terms of paragraph 35 of the NPPF.

Object

Representation ID: 5097

Received: 19/12/2022

Respondent: Barberry

Agent: RCA Regeneration

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Land East of Wrottesley Park Road, Perton (Site Reference 238) should be proposed for allocation. Evidence has been submitted to demonstrate that the A41 Junction issue can be resolved with the site coming forward. Concerns relating to sustainable access and Green Belt/landscape sensitivities have also been demonstrated.

We feel that the site should be included in the emerging plan as it would make a valuable contribution towards meeting the district housing target 9,089 homes over the period from 2018-2039. The site is 30.1 ha (74.35 acres) in size, comprising four regularly sized fields of agricultural land bound by mature, trimmed field hedgerows with the occasional hedgerow tree. It is relatively featureless and is, in our view largely unconstrained.

The site could deliver around 600 new market and affordable homes and large areas of new green infrastructure (and biodiversity net gain), as well as other public benefits within the first 5 years of the next South Staffordshire plan period,

The site is clearly locationally sustainable: equally, if not more sustainable than that of the proposed allocation. There are a wide range of facilities within 400-700m (5 and 10 minute walk) in both Perton (South Staffordshire) and Wightwick (Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough). These include schools, community and leisure facilities including library, medical centres, recreation grounds, play, golf course, local shops and pubs.

Mitigation for Green Belt loss will be provided through new open spaces not currently accessible to local people. These spaces will be well positioned for everyone to use and will include substantial biodiversity and environmental quality improvements as well as spaces for equipped play and sporting activities.