Local Plan Review 2026-2043 Issues and Options Consultation
Challenges Facing the Borough
- When preparing a local plan, it is useful to have in mind what the plan is seeking to achieve, and this is usually expressed by identifying the challenges it is expected to address.
- The 2020 Plan set out a comprehensive list of challenges it was seeking to address, and these have been used as the basis for this consultation. They are as follows[13]:
Challenge A Mitigating and adapting to Climate Change.
Challenge B Meeting the Borough’s own housing needs.
Challenge C Sustaining the attractiveness of the Borough for people who live, work, visit and invest in Solihull.
Challenge D Securing sustainable and inclusive economic growth.
Challenge E Protecting key gaps between urban areas and settlements, and between settlements.
Challenge F Reducing inequalities in the Borough.
Challenge G Maintaining a supply of Gypsy and Traveller sites and pitches.
Challenge H Increasing accessibility and encouraging sustainable travel.
Challenge I Providing sufficient waste management facilities and providing for sand and gravel aggregates.
Challenge J Improving health and wellbeing for everyone.
Challenge K Protecting and enhancing our natural assets.
Challenge L Improving water quality and flood risk.
Challenge M Maximising the economic and social benefits of the High Speed 2 rail link and the UKC Hub Area.
Challenge N Mitigating the impacts of High Speed 2 and the growth associated with the UKC Hub area.
Challenge O Providing infrastructure and securing developer contributions.
