Comment

Representation ID: 230

Received: 05/01/2024

Respondent: Dennis R Whittaker

> Paragraph 1 says:- Sufficient land will be provided to deliver up to 1,636 new dwellings"
But the number of proposed Dwellings in Table 1.1 on Page 45 of this document adds up to 1,848.
> Paragraph 2. To each site listed, I have added the number of Dwellings, the Density per Hectare from the SHLAA 2022/2023
and calculated the likely number of Flats using Table 8.2 on page 112 of Draft OLP Part 1
(a.) Land at Waterfront Way and Level Street (Priority Site) (600 Dwellings @ 95 DPH = 552 Flats )
(b.) The Embankment/ Daniels Land (Priority Site) (300 Dwellings @140 DPH = 300 Flats)
(c.) • Level Street/Old Bush Street (95 Dwellings @ 90 DPH = 81 Flats)
(d.) Harts Hill, east of Dudley Road (310 Dwellings @ 50 DPH = 71 Flats)
(e.) Waterfront Way West. (61 Dwelllngs@ 150 DPH = 61 Flats)
(f) Canal Walk South, Mill Street. (250 Dwellings @ 90 DPH = 221 Flats)
(g.) Land at Moor Street (60 Dwellings @60 DPH = 23 Flats)
(h.) Land at Bell Street and High Street (120 Dwellings @ 75 DPH = 73 Flats)
(i.) Oak Court Car Park, Dudley Road (24 Dwellings@ 64 DPH = 11 Flats)
(j.) Old Carriage Works, MilI Street (28 Dwellings @ 100 DPH = 28 Flats)
TOTALS for All of the Strategic Centre 1,848 Dwellings 1,421 Flats
TOTALS for Central Brierley HIii (starred above) 553 Dwellings, 426 Flats

In both Strategic Centre and Central Brierley Hill about 77% of proposed Dwellings would probably be Flats which are not ideal for building the bedrock of normal families needed to build strong, stable communities.
There are already about 605 Flats on the Chapel Street Estate which is probably the biggest concentration in Dudley
Metropolitan Borough - so we have already provided a fair share.
Therefore, I strongly object to the level of the proposed additional contribution. To provide a more balanced population we want a much higher percentage of Family Homes rather than Flats.

Comment

Representation ID: 231

Received: 05/01/2024

Respondent: Dennis R Whittaker

~> Site OLP BH H001 - Land at Moor Street
This is a new site and was not part of BHAAP-BR1 as claimed by the SHLAA 2022/2023.
It consists of the Grade 2 Listed former Library & Technical Institute, with Planning Approval (P21/2237 & P21/2238) for conversion to 20 Flats, the adjacent Northmoor Industrial Estate and Green Open Space
on the corner of Moor Street and Fenton Street.
There is no Car Parking provision for the 20 proposed new Flats which will inevitably result in overspill parking in the immediate area.
"The Industrial Estate consists of four Units at least two of which are currently occupied (the other two need to be checked). It fronts onto Moor Street and there is adjacent Housing on the other three sides so it does not fit in to its surroundings. I would support the conversion of this site to Housing subject to alternative accommodation being provided within Brierley Hill for the businesses affected and adequate Car Parking provide not only for additional Housing but also for the 20 new Flats in the former Library & Technical Institute
"The Green Open Space on the comer of Moor Street and Fenton Street being developed for Housing is questionable. The Saltwells Wood has been included in the Brierley Hill Strategic Centre because of lack of Green Open Space so it does not seem logical to build on an existing Green Open Space close to the Historic Town Centre.

Object

Representation ID: 487

Received: 19/12/2023

Respondent: Brierley Hill Community Forum

See full response in attachments.

We are pleased to see that the Council has revised downwards its housing target for Brierley Hill to a more realistic level. However we do not consider that the high density of development proposed for most of these sites meet the housing need in the area nor is it deliverable in terms of market demand.

Figures calculated using data from Housing Strategy show there is as much as a need for family housing as there is one bedroom flats in Brierley Hill. Data analysis shows that there is already a disproportionate amount of one bedroom flats in Brierley Hill compared to the wider Borough.

Analysed data which showed the draft Local Plan proposes that a minimum of 71% of new homes in the Strategic Centre will be high density, ie, flats.

It is very clear therefore that this part of the Plan is unsound as it proposes a mix of housing for Brierley Hill which will not meet the local housing need. The Plan should be revised to emphasise the need for more family housing and less flats.

Market demand for flats is not there. Flats more challenging for cash flow for developers also.

Comment

Representation ID: 745

Received: 21/12/2023

Respondent: Police Crime Commissioner for West Midlands (PCCWM)

Agent: Tyler Parkes

Given the addition of the site of Brierley Hill Civic Core Zone (BH OS1), the PCCWM would suggest
that Policy DLPBH8 Residential Growth in Brierley Hill should be revised as follows, '1. Sufficient
land will be provided to deliver up to at least 1,636 new dwellings within the Brierley Hill Strategic
Centre Inset Plan area during the plan period up to 2041.' (Suggested changes in bold and
underlined with strikethrough). [Objection]

Comment

Representation ID: 769

Received: 22/12/2023

Respondent: Canal and River Trust

Summary of Brierley Hill Allocations and Policy DLPBH8 Residential Growth in Brierley Hill will fall to be considered under canal policy DLP36 where relevant as planning applications emerge, and where not explicitly mentioned within allocation policies general reference to the application of Policy DLP36 Canals, in decision-making should be included within justification text. (ACTION REQUEST)