'We have won a huge battle to protect Dudley's green space, but the war continues': Warning as 15-year plan backed
A senior Dudley councillor says the authority has 'won a huge battle' to stop its green spaces from being developed for housing - but warned a new threat could be around the corner.
The council's proposal for a 'brownfield only' planning policy has been approved in principle by a planning inspector, but cabinet member for economy and infrastructure Councillor Simon Phipps warned that government plans to change planning laws could still effectively overturn the decision.
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The council is required by law to draw up a long-term plan setting out its land use policy for the next 15 years, with a requirement to meet future demand for housing.
Last year, council leader Councillor Patrick Harley submitted the council's plan, outlining how 10,500 new homes could be built in the borough by 204, using only brownfield land.
The council has now received a letter approving the plan in principle, subject to a few minor amendments. It also backed the council's opposition to the development of Corbett Meadow in Stourbridge for housing, agreeing that it should be protected as a green space.
