Sandwell Local Plan Main Modifications Consultation

Support

Representation ID: 1786

Received: 30/03/2026

Respondent: Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands (PCCWM)

Agent: The Tyler Parkes Partnership Ltd

Policy SDSl Spatial Strategy for Sandwell

MMS: Policy SDSl.lc - The PCCWM welcomes and supports the inclusion of reference to "emergency services" within bullet 89f, as well as SDSl.2 and the introduction of the additional criterion h, "ensuring all new development is designed to minimise the opportunities for crime and antisocial behaviour to occur and to optimise public and individual safety'.

Support

Representation ID: 1787

Received: 30/03/2026

Respondent: Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands (PCCWM)

Agent: The Tyler Parkes Partnership Ltd

Policy SH02 - Windfall Developments

MM36: Policy SH02 - The PCCWM welcomes and supports the inclusion of the new paragraph 3. "All new developments should be supported by the necessary on and off-site infrastructure to serve its needs, mitigate its impacts on the environment and the local community, and ensure that it is sustainable and contributes to the proper planning of the wider area'.

Support

Representation ID: 1788

Received: 30/03/2026

Respondent: Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands (PCCWM)

Agent: The Tyler Parkes Partnership Ltd

Paragraph 12.17

MMG0: Paragraph 12.17 - The PCCWM welcomes and supports the inclusion of an additional sub-paragraph j. to the list of infrastructure, which reads: "public services including emergency facilities".

Support

Representation ID: 1789

Received: 30/03/2026

Respondent: Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands (PCCWM)

Agent: The Tyler Parkes Partnership Ltd

Glossary

MM62: Glossary Appendix O (now Appendix N) - The PCCWM welcomes and supports the modifications made to the definition of infrastructure to now make reference to emergency services, and which would read (in full): "Basic services necessary for development to take place, e.g., roads, electricity, sewerage, water, education, and health facilities, and public service infrastructure and facilities (including emergency services)'.

Support

Representation ID: 1790

Received: 30/03/2026

Respondent: Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands (PCCWM)

Agent: The Tyler Parkes Partnership Ltd

Policy SDMG - Hot Food Takeaways and SDM7 - Management of Hot Food Takeaways MM74: Combine Policies SDMG and SDM7 into single Policy SDMG
The PCCWM welcomes and supports the amalgamation of these previous two policies into a single policy in line with his previous submissions, and the retention of the criterion (xi) which reads: "In determining any planning applications for hot food takeaways, the Council


will consider any issues concerning community safety, crime, and disorder and will, where necessary, seek advice from the police and other safety organisations'.

Support

Representation ID: 1791

Received: 30/03/2026

Respondent: Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands (PCCWM)

Agent: The Tyler Parkes Partnership Ltd

MM100- Non-Strategic Housing Allocations

The PCCWM welcomes and supports the addition of site SHGS "Smethwick Police Station" within the table of Non-Strategic Housing Allocations. The PCCWM also acknowledges and welcomes the corrections made to the Interactive Policies Map - Ref: AM64, which now corrects previous omissions and adds Smethwick Police Station, Wednesbury Police Station and Windmill House housing allocations to the interactive Policies Map.