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  • 7 weeks ago
Campaigners say proposals in Walsall’s draft local plan would damage farmland and strain infrastructure. The council says it is reviewing consultation responses and no final decisions have been taken.

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00:02Residents in Aldridge have spoken out against proposals to build thousands of homes on Greenbelt
00:07land as part of Warsaw Council's draft local plan. Sites across Aldridge and Brown Hills have been
00:13identified for more than 7,000 homes, with over 4,000 proposed at four main locations.
00:21Campaigners say the scale would damage farmland, increase congestion and stretch schools and health
00:26services. Some residents also question whether existing GP surgeries and dentists can cope.
00:32The council says it must prepare a local plan following government instruction and that no final
00:37decisions have been made. Officers are reviewing consultation responses before the next stage of the plan.
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