Have your say on Walsall's green spaces
People in Walsall have been urged to highlight the importance of the Black Country's green spaces as council bosses earmark sites for 20,000 homes to be built in the next two decades.
Chiefs also need to find around 700 acres - more than 300 rugby pitches - of land for business development between now and 2036.
It is all part of preparing the latest version of the Black Country Core Strategy.
The current master plan was implemented in 2011 and covers up until 2026. The new document will cater for the ten years after that.
A public consultation is now underway on what sites could be built on.
Walsall Council deputy leader Lee Jeavons said: "This strategy document will not only shape how we continue to protect and improve the local environment but will also set out plans on how people will get around for leisure and for work and how we manage increasing demands for growth in housing and our economy.
"There are only a few weeks to go now until the consultation comes to an end, so do please have your say on the big issues - this will affect how we plan the best future for the Black Country."
Residents are being asked to state what open spaces matter to them most including cycle paths, sports pitches, parks, beauty spots and wildlife habitats.
In total nearly 80,000 homes need to be built in the Black Country by 2036 but chiefs say they have already earmarked land for around three quarters of them.
Residents feedback will be used to put forward more specific proposals on where they maybe located which will go out to further consultation next year.
People have until September 8 to make comments.
Leaflets can be picked up at libraries across the area.
Responses can be left by visiting blackcountrycorestrategy.dudley.gov.uk
