PEOPLE are being reminded to take a look at a document detailing how many homes councillors across the West Midlands think can be built in Worcestershire over the next 20 years.

The West Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy (WMRSS) phase two revision draft has been sent to the Government, but the document, which also includes details about employment land provision, transport policies, waste management, and the further development of town and city centres, is also up for public consultation.

We reported in yesterday's Worcester News how the Government has rejected local councils' house-building plans and wants Worcestershire to squeeze thousands of extra homes on top of the numbers thought realistic for the area, which include 10,500 for Worcester, 9,100 Wychavon, and 4,900 in Malvern Hills.

However, all these figures, which have been the subject of discussion for many months, are not set in stone. The Government will have the final say.

Public consultation on the revision draft will run until Friday, March 28. All comments will be forwarded to a Government-appointed independent panel which will hold an examination in public starting in September.

Documents can be viewed and downloaded from www.wmra. gov.uk or hard copies or CDs can be obtained by calling 01212 450200 or e-mailing wmrss@ wmra.gov.uk All views or comments must be submitted on the consultation response form and sent to WMRSS Panel Secretary, c/o Government Office for the West Midlands, 5 St Philips Place, Colmore Row, Birmingham, B3 2PW.

Alternatively, comments can be e-mailed to wm.panelsecretary@gowm.gsi.gov.uk by the closing date.