Publication Plan November 2022

Support

Representation ID: 4347

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: Bloor Homes

Agent: Evolve Planning & Design

In terms of the strategic approach to the Green Belt there is an acknowledgement within the Local Plan that there needs to be changes to the Green Belt boundary to accommodate growth requirements within the Plan period. It is agreed that Green Belt release is necessary to deliver a sustainable
spatial strategy.

Bloor Homes agrees that exceptional circumstances exist for Green Belt release within the District to allow for sustainable development within the plan period.

The Publication Plan recognises that the character of South Staffordshire is directly influenced by the fact that around 80% of the District lies within the West
Midlands Green Belt. The rural nature of the District also results in a lack of brownfield opportunities to meet any future housing needs beyond the proposed plan period.

Object

Representation ID: 4374

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: Bloor Homes

Agent: Evolve Planning & Design

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

At present the SHMA assumes that the projected growth of the working age population in South Staffordshire will grow by 6,618 people between 2020-2040. Whilst this is in excess of the forecast jobs growth outlined in the EDNA, Bloor Homes is concerned that the EDNA fails to realistically consider additional jobs created at WMI. Further consideration should therefore be given to whether the minimum local housing need figure derived from the standard method would support the necessary growth in the working age population to create a balanced community within South Staffordshire to support such jobs growth, even taking into consideration the 4,000 additional homes to meet unmet needs in the wider housing market area.

Support

Representation ID: 4375

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: Bloor Homes

Agent: Evolve Planning & Design

Bloor Homes supports the proposed spatial strategy to 2039 which recognises environmental capacity and seeks to make best use of existing infrastructure whilst recognising opportunities to delivery new infrastructure. Bloor Homes supports the settlement hierarchy which considers the relative sustainability of villages within South Staffordshire District. Coven appears to achieve the highest services/facilities rankings of all villages
within the District of the Tier 3 villages within the latest Rural Services and Facilities audit, only falling short of Tier 2 status by virtue of the lack of secondary/high school provision. Bloor Homes supports the distribution of housing growth through the identification of strategic sites close to the Black Country and proportionate growth focused to the villages.

Bloor Homes considers that the proposed development strategy not only assists in providing improved infrastructure but also has due regard to where housing
needs exist, including within locations close to the Black Country conurbation where a significant shortfall in housing provision has been identified.
Allowing growth in the most sustainable settlements provides an opportunity to meet locally arising housing needs and offers opportunity to deliver new services, facilities and infrastructure that would assist in addressing local issues and provide community benefit for residents.

Comment

Representation ID: 4376

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: Bloor Homes

Agent: Evolve Planning & Design

Bloor Homes is promoting Land at Grange Farm, Coven for residential development. This site is suitable, available and achievable and should be considered if it is determined through the Examination in Public that omission sites are necessary to make the Local Plan sound.
This land represents a logical site for development within the sustainable settlement of Coven, providing an opportunity for delivering approximately 189 new homes with associated supporting infrastructure.
Development of the site would effectively infill an area of undeveloped land within the established confines of the village. Considering this, the site is appropriate for development as it would result in the sustainable growth of Coven, close to its Village centre.
The information contained within this representation, read in conjunction with the appended Vision Document and the Council’s published evidence base demonstrates that Land at Grange farm is a suitable and deliverable site for
residential development, subject to its release from the Green Belt. There are no existing uses that would require relocation and no issues of contamination that would require remediation. Many of the potential impacts of
the development of the site can be mitigated through design and in many cases a positive outcome can be achieved. It is submitted that Land at Grange Farm represents a sound strategic housing allocation and should be considered if, through the Examination in Public process, omission sites are required to make the Local Plan sound.

Support

Representation ID: 4377

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: Bloor Homes

Agent: Evolve Planning & Design

At present the SHMA assumes that the projected growth of the working age population in South Staffordshire will grow by 6,618 people between 2020-2040. Whilst this is in excess of the forecast jobs growth outlined in the EDNA, Bloor Homes is concerned that the EDNA fails to realistically consider additional jobs created at WMI. Further consideration should therefore be given to whether the minimum local housing need figure derived from the standard method would support the necessary growth in the working age population to create a balanced community within South Staffordshire to support such jobs growth, even taking into consideration the 4,000 additional homes to meet unmet needs in the wider housing market area
See supporting representations for further details.

Support

Representation ID: 4378

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: Bloor Homes

Agent: Evolve Planning & Design

In terms of the strategic approach to the Green Belt there is an acknowledgement within the Local Plan that there needs to be changes to the Green Belt boundary to accommodate growth requirements within the Plan period. It is agreed that Green Belt release is necessary to deliver a sustainable
spatial strategy.
Bloor Homes agrees that exceptional circumstances exist for Green Belt release within the District to allow for sustainable development within the plan period.
The Publication Plan recognises that the character of South Staffordshire is
directly influenced by the fact that around 80% of the District lies within the West
Midlands Green Belt. The rural nature of the District also results in a lack of brownfield opportunities to meet any future housing needs beyond the proposed plan period.

Support

Representation ID: 4379

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: Bloor Homes

Agent: Evolve Planning & Design

Bloor Homes supports the settlement hierarchy which considers the relative sustainability of villages within South Staffordshire District. Cannock is a sustainable town on the edge of South Staffordshire District.
Bloor Homes supports the distribution of housing growth through the identification of strategic sites close to the Black Country and proportionate growth focused to the villages. It is noted that no proposed growth is identified to the west of Cannock within South Staffordshire District in the Publication Local Plan due to Cannock
District’s lack of unmet need in the short term.

Comment

Representation ID: 4380

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: Bloor Homes

Agent: Evolve Planning & Design

Bloor Homes is promoting Land at Royal’s Farm, Cannock for residential development. This site is suitable, available and achievable and should be considered if it is determined through the Examination in Public that omission sites are necessary to make the Local Plan sound.
This land represents a logical site for development adjacent to the sustainable town of Cannock, providing an opportunity for delivering approximately 550 new
homes with associated supporting infrastructure.
There are no existing uses that would require relocation and no issues of contamination that would require remediation. Many of the potential impacts of
the development of the site can be mitigated through design and in many cases a positive outcome can be achieved.
It is submitted that Land at Royal’s Farm represents a sound strategic housing allocation and should be considered if, through the Examination in Public process, omission sites are required to make the Local Plan sound.

Object

Representation ID: 4385

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: Bloor Homes

Agent: Evolve Planning & Design

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

At present the SHMA assumes that the projected growth of the working age population in South Staffordshire will grow by 6,618 people between 2020-2040. Whilst this is in excess of the forecast jobs growth outlined in the EDNA, Bloor Homes is concerned that the EDNA fails to realistically consider additional jobs created at WMI. Further consideration should therefore be given to whether the minimum local housing need figure derived from the standard method would support the necessary growth in the working age population to create a balanced community within South Staffordshire to support such jobs growth, even taking into consideration the 4,000 additional homes to meet unmet needs in the wider housing market area
See supporting representations for further details.

Comment

Representation ID: 4388

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: Bloor Homes

Agent: Evolve Planning & Design

In terms of the strategic approach to the Green Belt there is an acknowledgement within the Local Plan that there needs to be changes to the Green Belt boundary to accommodate growth requirements within the Plan period. It is agreed that Green Belt release is necessary to deliver a sustainable
spatial strategy.
Bloor Homes agrees that exceptional circumstances exist for Green Belt release within the District to allow for sustainable development within the plan period.
The Publication Plan recognises that the character of South Staffordshire is directly influenced by the fact that around 80% of the District lies within the West
Midlands Green Belt. The rural nature of the District also results in a lack of brownfield opportunities to meet any future housing needs beyond the proposed plan period.