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Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Acres Land & Planning

I support the policy approach. Further work needs to be sone before submission of the SWLP.

The SWLP will need to satisfy the Duty to Co-operate as a legal requirement. However, in recent years the strategic element of planning for housing has almost disappeared. No reliable assessment of housing shortfall in the West Midlands Conurbation has been carried out since the 2018 West Midlands Study. Shortfalls in housing delivery amongst Birmingham and the Black Country authorities have worsened over the past few years but they have not produced evidence to support their requests for assistance. The new Government is committed to introducing a new strategic planning system, but in the meantime, LPA’s will need to implement the Duty to Co-operate and further work will need to be done before the submission of the SWLP.