Part Two: Centres and Site Allocations (Regulation 19)

Support

Representation ID: 1423

Received: 29/11/2024

Respondent: Network Rail

Agent: CBRE Limited

Proposed Housing Allocation: Moor Street, Brierley Hill, Dudley (DLP Site Ref H063)

As noted in the introduction to this letter, Network Rail made representations in December
2023 to the draft Regulation 18 version Dudley Local Plan, with comments concerning the employment allocation proposed in the Regulation 18 Plan for the Network Rail owned 3.74 hectare brownfield site at Moor Street, Brierley Hill.

The previous representations by Network Rail proposed the re-allocation of the Moor Street site from employment to residential. Network Rail note that the site (DLP HO63) is now included within the draft Regulation 19 Local Plan as a housing allocation for 90 units. Network Rail supports this residential allocation. As highlighted in the previous Network Rail comments, initial viability testing of the site was positive, and an options appraisal undertaken on the site revealed that it could potentially deliver 98 new family dwellings. The viability study suggests that if the site were to be placed on the open market it would receive good levels of interest from housebuilders, supporting the deliverability of the site for housing in this regard.

In tandem with this consultation, Network Rail are continuing to review the development site at Moor Street internally to establish if there is the potential for a continued railway use, given its location on a Strategic Freight Site.