Comment
Part One: Spatial Strategy and Policies (Regulation 18)
Representation ID: 630
Received: 23/01/2024
Respondent: City of Wolverhampton Council
In terms of employment development land, the BC EDNA concludes that the BC FEMA as a whole has a shortfall of 152ha, however contributions secured through current Statements of Common Ground between the BC FEMA authorities and Shropshire and South Staffordshire Councils have potential to provide 133.6 ha towards BC FEMA needs, which would reduce that shortfall to 18.4 ha.
Given the existing housing and employment development land shortfalls set out above, Wolverhampton will not be in a position to provide land within the emerging WLP to meet either housing needs arising in Dudley, or employment development land need arising in the BC FEMA.
Regarding housing, it is recommended that Dudley Council continues to engage with the work of the Greater Birmingham and Black Country Housing Market Area (GBBCHMA) officer group and the programme of work contained within the Statement of Common Ground as circulated by South Staffordshire Council in 2022. Any solution should be based on an understanding of the pattern of functional and physical relationships across the GBBCHMA including migration and travel to work data so that, where practicable, needs are addressed as close as possible to where they arise.
Regarding employment development land, it is recommended that Dudley should continue to work together with the other BC authorities to close the BC FEMA employment development land shortfall through ongoing DtC activity, with a focus on those areas having a strong or moderate functional economic relationship with the Black Country (as defined in the BC EDNA), and other areas where there is evidence of a functional relationship.
Comment
Part One: Spatial Strategy and Policies (Regulation 18)
Representation ID: 800
Received: 30/01/2024
Respondent: Historic England
DLP19. At this time, we have not had the opportunity to comment on the specific site allocations included within the Plan. We will look at these in the new year and would then welcome a meeting with the Council to feedback our comments and discuss the heritage impact assessment of the proposed sites.