Support

Representation ID: 904

Received: 01/11/2024

Respondent: Corbett Meadow Action Group

Corbett Meadow meets all the criteria set out in the National Planning Policy Framework December 2023 for designation as a Local Green Space. Therefore, the proposed designation of Corbett Meadow as LGS is fully warranted, legally compliant and sound - please see attached document which sets out CMAG's representations in full.

Support

Representation ID: 909

Received: 14/11/2024

Respondent: Mr James Guy

l fully endorse your local plan especially with regard to John Corbett Meadow.
It is so important to conserve our heritage.

Support

Representation ID: 918

Received: 01/11/2024

Respondent: Corbett Meadow Action Group

The National Planning Policy Framework December 2023 (NPPF) states at para 106 that “The Local Green Space designation should only be used where the green space is … demonstrably special to the local community and holds a particular local significance, for example because of its beauty, historic significance, recreational value… tranquillity or richness of its wildlife …”

Taking each criterion in turn: -

• that Corbett Meadow is special to the local community is amply demonstrated by the outcry over its proposed development, the weight of objections that were made against the subsequent planning application and the explicit support that its designation as LGS received when first mooted
• the Meadow sits above & rolls down into the Coalbournebrook Valley and is a key element of Amblecote’s landscape & identity, and its beauty, both intrinsically and as a structural component of the character of the wider area, is self-evident but is also supported by Tree Preservation Orders and by SINC and AHHLV designations – see below
• its historic significance, from its earliest days as a rural hamlet, through to it being parkland associated with an eighteenth-century mansion “The Hill” to the present day when it represents the only remaining greenspace of John Corbett’s legacy is clearly special and well documented, most recently in “The Last Meadow” 2023 (see above)
• its recreational value has been demonstrated in the past through myriad uses by the local community. It is no longer accessible to the public but hold great potential for informal recreation, education, health & well-being. Indeed, the Friends of Corbett Meadow https://www.friendsofcorbettmeadow.com/ vision & programme for delivery for the better use of the Meadow for public benefit is taking shape, led by the Stourbridge Community Land Trust and supported by local health practitioners
• the richness of the Meadow’s wildlife is demonstrated by its upgrade from a SLINC (local interest) to SINC (regional significance) through a proper and fully evidenced process in October 2022. It is noted that the full site assessment is included in the Council’s evidence base https://www.dudley.gov.uk/media/joricypg/corbett-hospital-grounds-local-site-assessment-report-form-2022.pdf

Therefore, the proposed designation of Corbett Meadow as a Local Green Space is fully warranted, legally compliant and sound.

Comment

Representation ID: 922

Received: 20/11/2024

Respondent: Thomas Bunn

It’s is imperative that the local Plan continues to protect the Corbett Meadow as a truly designated protected green space

Support

Representation ID: 966

Received: 24/11/2024

Respondent: Mrs Ann Weeks

I want to add my vote to keep Corbett Meadow as a green space available to the community for which it was originally intended
The historical significance and unaltered beauty of this land will bring happiness to eveyone.

Support

Representation ID: 978

Received: 23/11/2024

Respondent: Mrs Janet Hall

I am writing to ask that Corbett Meadow be saved and protected for future generations of Black Country families. It is an exceptional natural area, particularly given its proximity to the Corbett Hospital giving patients, relatives and staff, access to calm in times of anxiety.

Comment

Representation ID: 979

Received: 23/11/2024

Respondent: Jon Madsen

I would like to add my voice to those calling for the retention of this valuable green area, and its classification as a Local Green Space.
It is certainly the case that the pressure on land for 'development' is great, but there are yet some 'brownfield' areas to be found around Stourbridge, e.g. next to the
Premium Inn on Birmingham road.
The new 'Titan' development shows the kind of thing that is possible on an old industrial site.
Please let us save the Corbett Meadow for the recreation and benefit of all!

Support

Representation ID: 1009

Received: 26/11/2024

Respondent: Henry Beakbane

Very much effort has been put into ensuring that Corbett Meadows are preserved as green, natural space. Everything possible should be done to make this continue as a valuable green space into the future.
There should be no building on this land.

Support

Representation ID: 1011

Received: 25/11/2024

Respondent: Ms Helen Cook

Corbett Meadow, the last part of John Corbett's "The Hill" estate, remains a valuable green space amidst Amblecote's development. Historically used for grazing and community events, it holds recreational and community significance. Proposed designations for nature conservation and historic value highlight its potential for education, health, and rehabilitation. The meadow should be preserved to honor Corbett’s legacy and designated as a Local Green Space (LGS).

Support

Representation ID: 1014

Received: 26/11/2024

Respondent: Ms Louise Madsen

Supporting Policy LGS1 - Corbett Meadow Local Greenspace

The Corbett Meadow has great historical significance, not least because it was gifted to the people of Stourbridge for their benefit. Today, green spaces are becoming ever more important and this one benefits not only the hospital but all the surrounding residential areas. To build on it will prove to be short term thinking and will lower the quality of life of all those affected.
The Council's policy must be to build on every last bit of old industrial land and keep the green spaces green to uphold the quality of living in the Borough.

Comment

Representation ID: 1017

Received: 24/11/2024

Respondent: Mrs Janey Simpson

I am writing to you to endorse the SLINC designation and TPO for the Clockfields green space and woodland and would like the Local Green Space designation to be reconsidered as part of the plan.

As my representation for Regulation 19 of the Dudley Local Plan Consultation I would like to express my full support for the designations below for the Clockfields green space and woodland:
1) Land at Clockfields SLINC
2) Tree Preservation Order TPO/0042/AMB
3) Recognition of central designated public open space as Amenity space

I would also like to request that the council reconsiders the decision for a possible Local Green Space designation at the site as submitted during the Regulation 18 consultation and fully support any additional protection measures and policies that could further protect the site for the benefit
of the local community and future generations such as Site of Interest for Nature Conservation (SINC). Also to consider the currently unmarked footpath from the end of Culverhouse Drive to the canal to be made a Public Right of Way.

Support

Representation ID: 1020

Received: 27/11/2024

Respondent: Mr Michael Liley

I support the Local Green Space designation. This is a very special and sensitive place for undisturbed nature and wildlife. Current 21st Century use should be dedicated to MANAGED ACCESS to the site for the purposes of a) nature conservation b) educational use e.g. by local schools/user groups c) health & well being recognising its proximity to the Corbett Hospital building and facilities. Such land-use should be sanctioned by Dudley Group NHS who are the owners of the parkland and subject to a fully agreed and comprehensive site management plan, devised in co-operation with the Local Community and dedicated user-groups.

Support

Representation ID: 1021

Received: 27/11/2024

Respondent: Lance Cartwright

As a long-time local resident, I've witnessed extensive housing development in Amblecote, leaving Corbett Meadow as the last untouched green space. Additional development, including the Old Wharf Road site, will place further strain on already overloaded infrastructure. Corbett Meadow has significant potential for green social prescribing, aligning with NHS policies and supporting mental and physical health. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of green spaces for well-being, especially for vulnerable populations. Greater access could save the NHS £2.1 billion annually. Green prescribing can reduce the need for selling the meadow for housing. I fully support Corbett Meadow's designation as a Local Green Space.

I fully SUPPORT the proposal for the Corbett Meadow to be designated as a Local Green Space as outlined in the comprehensive underpinning LGS application document.

Support

Representation ID: 1074

Received: 29/11/2024

Respondent: Amblecote History Society

The Chairman of the Amblecote History Society strongly supports the proposed designations for Corbett Meadow in the Dudley Local Plan (October 2024). The key points are:

Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC): Corbett Meadow’s rare natural habitats, especially within a built-up area and connected to the Coalbourne Brook Valley, make it a significant ecological site.

Area of High Historic Landscape Value (AHHLV): The meadow's historical significance, including its connection to local industrialists and landmarks such as St. Michael’s Church and Red House Cone, supports its designation as a site of high historic value.

Local Green Space (LGS): The meadow, a legacy of philanthropist John Corbett, should remain as a Local Green Space for nature conservation, education, and public health. Selling it to developers would risk losing this important community asset.

In conclusion, the Amblecote History Society fully supports the meadow’s designation as SINC, AHHLV, and LGS within the Dudley Local Plan.

Support

Representation ID: 1118

Received: 29/11/2024

Respondent: Suzanne Webb

Based on NPPF para 106 Corbett Meadow meets the criteria set out below:
that Corbett Meadow is special to the local community is amply demonstrated by the outcry
over its proposed development, the weight of objections that were made against the
subsequent planning application and the explicit support that its designation as LGS received
when first mooted
 the Meadow sits above & rolls down into the Coalbournebrook Valley and is a key element of
Amblecote’s landscape & identity, and its beauty, both intrinsically and as a structural
component of the character of the wider area, is self-evident but is also supported by Tree
Preservation Orders and by SINC and AHHLV designations – see below
 its historic significance, from its earliest days as a rural hamlet, through to it being parkland
associated with an eighteenth century mansion “The Hill” to the present day when it
represents the only remaining greenspace of John Corbett’s legacy is clearly special and well
documented, most recently in “The Last Meadow” 2023 (see above)
 its recreational value has been demonstrated in the past through myriad uses by the local
community. It is no longer accessible to the public but hold great potential for informal
recreation, education, health & well-being. Indeed, the Friends of Corbett Meadow
https://www.friendsofcorbettmeadow.com/ vision & programme for delivery for the better use
of the Meadow for public benefit is taking shape, led by the Stourbridge Community Land
Trust and supported by local health practitioners
 the richness of the Meadow’s wildlife is demonstrated by its upgrade from a SLINC (local
interest) to SINC (regional significance) through a proper and fully evidenced process in
October 2022. It is noted that the full site assessment is included in the Council’s evidence
base https://www.dudley.gov.uk/media/joricypg/corbett-hospital-grounds-local-siteassessment-
report-form-2022.pdf

Therefore, the proposed designation of Corbett Meadow as a Local Green Space is fully warranted,
legally compliant and sound.

Comment

Representation ID: 1135

Received: 29/11/2024

Respondent: Birmingham and Black Country Wildlife Trust

Only one increased green space allocation. We would expect to see more local green space allocations to meet your ambitions for access to green space, and ambitions for health, wellbeing, and climate resilience.

Object

Representation ID: 1169

Received: 27/11/2024

Respondent: Mrs Eleanor Lovett

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

I strongly object to the proposed designation of Land at Corbett Hospital, as a Local Green Space. It
is a wholly inappropriate proposal, that has been pursued by a group of residents purely as a way to
frustrate proposals by the NHS to seek permission for housing on the site. The land is an anomaly in
the urban area, remaining in agricultural use despite the development of Stourbridge around it. It has
long since lost its role as historic parkland, and has no public access. Visually the site is well enclosed,
with limited views available from public vantage points. If the Council wants to pursue this as a Local
Green Space, it should explain how the designation is consistent with Paragraph 105 of the
Framework, which requires that such designations are consistent with planning of sustainable
development and complement investmetbn in homes, jobs and other essential services. aaa
Furthermore, the Council has prepared a Plan that fundamentally does not allocate enough sites for
housing or employment, relying on neighbouring authorities to shoulder its unmet needs. This is
clearly not consistent with the requirement of Paragraph 35 of the Framework for Plans to be
'positively prepared' meeting the area's objectively assessed needs in full, as a minimum. As such,
the Council should reconsider whether this allocation is necessary or appropriate as a Local Green
Space, and consider whether there is a positive opportunity to seek some form of development on
this site, to go some way to meeting the housing shortfall.

Support

Representation ID: 1207

Received: 05/12/2024

Respondent: Mr Douglas Dando

I wish to fully endorse the representations made by the Corbett meadows action group.

Object

Representation ID: 1344

Received: 27/11/2024

Respondent: Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

Number of people: 2

Agent: Claremont Planning Consultancy

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust and Charles Church Homes strongly object to the designation of Corbett Meadow as Local Green Space in draft Policy DLPLGS1, arguing that it is inconsistent with national policy and does not support sustainable development. They emphasize that the site should be considered for housing development to meet the Borough’s housing needs, as it is in a sustainable location within the urban area, and could also provide public open space and biodiversity enhancements. The NHS does not have an obligation to provide public access to the land, which is currently in agricultural use and was deemed surplus to medical needs, making the Local Green Space designation inappropriate. They argue that designating the site as Local Green Space would prevent development and hinder the NHS from receiving best value for the land, conflicting with national policy goals of sustainable development.

Furthermore, they highlight that the site has no public access, and while the Planning Practice Guidance does not require public access for Local Green Space designation, the development proposal for the site would provide a new public park and open space for the community. The site is located in a Regeneration Corridor and close to amenities, making it ideal for residential development that would complement the existing urban area. The NHS Trust believes that this site offers an opportunity to deliver sustainable housing, including affordable units, in alignment with the emerging Local Plan’s goals. They urge the Council to reconsider the Local Green Space designation and allow for development that meets both housing needs and the goals of sustainable growth.

Comment

Representation ID: 1399

Received: 27/11/2024

Respondent: Charles Church Homes

Number of people: 2

Agent: Claremont Planning Consultancy

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust and Charles Church Homes strongly object to the designation of Corbett Meadow as Local Green Space in draft Policy DLPLGS1, arguing that it is inconsistent with national policy and does not support sustainable development. They emphasize that the site should be considered for housing development to meet the Borough’s housing needs, as it is in a sustainable location within the urban area, and could also provide public open space and biodiversity enhancements. The NHS does not have an obligation to provide public access to the land, which is currently in agricultural use and was deemed surplus to medical needs, making the Local Green Space designation inappropriate. They argue that designating the site as Local Green Space would prevent development and hinder the NHS from receiving best value for the land, conflicting with national policy goals of sustainable development.

Furthermore, they highlight that the site has no public access, and while the Planning Practice Guidance does not require public access for Local Green Space designation, the development proposal for the site would provide a new public park and open space for the community. The site is located in a Regeneration Corridor and close to amenities, making it ideal for residential development that would complement the existing urban area. The NHS Trust believes that this site offers an opportunity to deliver sustainable housing, including affordable units, in alignment with the emerging Local Plan’s goals. They urge the Council to reconsider the Local Green Space designation and allow for development that meets both housing needs and the goals of sustainable growth.

Support

Representation ID: 1621

Received: 28/11/2024

Respondent: Peter Griffiths

My objections to building on Corbett Meadows are many...

This is one of the last open natural green spaces left in Amblecote which is open to a lot of wildlife, many of which are running out of places to live, untouched by the modern world. There are herons living there, it is a haven for the many birds that live there.

It is home to a herd of beef cattle, that is looked after by a hobbyist farmer. What will happen to the cattle and the farmers livelyhood, if that is built on. What will happen to the peace and tranquillity if it is built on. We are living in a mad world, we need some peace and tranquillity in our borough, a place where wild life can thrive, where the herons can live in peace, and the birds can fly around looking for there dinner, and the cows can graze to there hearts content. NOT MORE HOUSES.

It is overlooked by The Rehabilitation Clinic at The Corbett Hospital.and many of the patients who visit find some comfort by looking out over the green spaces, with the birds flying about, watching the herons down at the pond there, are seeing the cows casually grazing in the meadows. If this was to be built on, what would they have to look at, hundreds of houses with people stuck on their mobile phones. Not something that is going to help them with come to terms with the many life changing dementia's that people have, who visit the Rehab Unit at Corbett Hospital

Corbett Meadow already has its own natural drainage, while many parts of the borough become flooded with the constant rain we have, the meadows can cope with it. And I don't believe the drainage will cope with hundreds of houses been built on it.

Vehicle access in and out of Corbett Meadows WILL be a night mare, there is only one way in and one way out. We already have a constant backing up traffic on Amblecote High Street, caused by the traffic lights always changing to let traffic in and out of Old Wharf Road, and they are only half way building all the houses there. When that is completed, there is going to be upwards of 450 vehicle movements every day in and out of Old Wharf Road. Amblecote High Street will be a nightmare then. Do we need the same thing on Vicarage Road, I don't think we do, its already a very busy road.

We need to keep our open green spaces with trees and grass to help keep the air we breath clean and fresh as possible, were wild life can live in peace, and the cows can graze, because WHEN ITS GONE....ITS GONE FOREVER.