Part One: Spatial Strategy and Policies (Regulation 18)

Object

Representation ID: 348

Received: 17/01/2024

Respondent: Bloor Homes

Agent: Harris Lamb

Development Strategy – There is a shortfall of 1,076 dwellings, and the plan does not current propose the release of land from the Green Belt. The updated NPPF removes the requirement to review the Green Belt, therefore the shortfall will have to be accommodated elsewhere within the HMA in adjoining authorities. Bloor’s considers the Council’s approach to be unsound, as the Council has available Green Belt land within its own administrative area that could be put forward for housing. Dudley should have exhausted all sources of potential land within the administrative area, including Green Belt land before looking cross boundary. Bloor contend that exceptional circumstances exist that warrant a review of Green Belt boundaries. A shortfall of land for housing is a long-established concern within the HMA.