Draft Submission Plan (Regulation 19)

5YHLS

Five-Year Housing Land Supply

AH

Affordable Housing

AMP

Automated People Mover

AMR

Authority Monitoring Report

ATM

Active Traffic Management

B2

General Industrial

B8

Storage and Distribution

BBP

Birmingham Business Park

BLR

Brownfield Land Register

BNG

Biodiversity Net Gain

BTR

Build to Rent

BVP

Blythe Valley Park

CA

Conservation Area / Combined Authority (context dependent)

CIL

Community Infrastructure Levy

CoU

Change of Use

DM

Development Management

DPA

Dwellings per annum

DPD

Development Plan Document

DtC

Duty to Cooperate

EA

Environment Agency

EIA

Environmental Impact Assessment

EIP

Examination in Public

ES

Environmental Statement

EV

Electric Vehicle

F1

Learning and Non-Residential Institutions Use Class

F2

Local Community Uses Use Class

FE

Form of Entry (schools)

FEMA

Functional Economic Market Area

FRA

Flood Risk Assessment

GBA

Green Belt Assessment

GI

Green Infrastructure

GTAA

Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment

HDT

Housing Delivery Test

HE

Historic England

HEDNA

Housing and Economic Development Needs Assessment

HIA

Health Impact Assessment

HLS

Housing Land Supply

HMA

Housing Market Area

HMO

Homes in Multiple Occupation

HRA

Habitats Regulations Assessment

HS2

High Speed 2 Rail Link

HWRC

Household Waste and Recycling Centre

IDP

Infrastructure Delivery Plan

JLR

Jaguar Land Rover

KDBH

Knowle, Dorridge and Bentley Heath

LB

Listed Building

LBC

Listed Building Consent

LCA

Landscape Character Assessment

LCWIP

Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan

LGS

Local Green Space

LHN

Local Housing Need

LLFA

Lead Local Flood Authority

LNR

Local Nature Reserve

LNRS

Local Nature Recovery Strategy

LP

Local Plan

LPA

Local Planning Authority

LPR

Local Plan Review

LWS

Local Wildlife Site

MHCLG

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

MRN

Major Road Network

MSA

Motorway Service Area / Mineral Safeguarding Area

NCIL

Neighborhood Community Infrastructure Levy

NDSS

Nationally Described Space Standard

NE

Natural England

NEC

National Exhibition Centre

NPPF

National Planning Policy Framework

NSIP

Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project

OAN

Objectively Assessed Need

ONS

Office for National Statistics

PA

Planning Application

PDL

Previously Developed Land (also known as brownfield land)

PINS

Planning Inspectorate

pLWS

Potential Local Wildlife Site

PP

Planning Permission

PPG

Planning Practice Guidance

PPTS

Planning Policy for Traveller Sites

PRoW

Public Right of Way

S106

Section 106 Agreement

SA

Sustainability Appraisal

SCI

Statement of Community Involvement

SDS

Spatial Development Strategy

SEA

Strategic Environmental Assessment

SHELAA

Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment

SLP

Solihull Local Plan (Dec 2013)

SoS

Secretary of State

SPD

Supplementary Planning Document

sqm

Square metre

SSSI

Site of Special Scientific Interest

SuDS

Sustainable Drainage Systems

TA

Transport Assessment

TP

Travel Plan

TPO

Tree Preservation Order

TS

Transport Statement

UDP

Solihull Unitary Development Plan (Feb 2006)

UKC

UK Central

WMCA

West Midlands Combined Authority

WMS

Written Ministerial Statement

Term

Description

Grey Belt

Grey Belt is a sub-category of Green Belt. Land that is still designated as Green Belt can also be considered as Grey Belt if the definition for the term is met (as set out below).

Land in the Green Belt that does not fall within the definition of Grey Belt is sometimes referred to as ‘Non-Grey Green Belt’ or ‘Green-Green Belt’.

The formal definition of Grey Belt is in the NPPF as follows:

“For the purposes of plan-making and decision-making, ‘grey belt’ is defined as land in the Green Belt comprising previously developed land and/or any other land that, in either case, does not strongly contribute to any of purposes (a), (b), or (d) in paragraph 143. ‘Grey belt’ excludes land where the application of the policies relating to the areas or assets in footnote 7 (other than Green Belt) would provide a strong reason for refusing or restricting development.”

If a site or area is considered to fall within the definition of Grey Belt, this does not necessarily mean that the site/area is suitable for development. For instance, the site/area must be in a sustainable location. This is explained in more detail in paragraph 155 of the NPPF.

Washed over (Green Belt)

In the context of Green Belt policy in England, the term "washed over" refers to a settlement, village, or area that remains within the Green Belt boundary, rather than being excluded from it ("inset").

Imagine the Green Belt as a layer of policy covering the countryside. If a village is washed over by the Green Belt, the Green Belt designation extends across the entire village and its surroundings. Green Belt policies therefore apply within the village as well as around it.

Inset settlement

An inset settlement is a village, town, or built-up area that has been excluded from the Green Belt through a defined boundary. The Green Belt surrounds the settlement but does not cover the land inside the inset boundary.

Previously Developed Land (PDL)

PDL is often referred to as brownfield land and usually refers to sites with buildings on them, or sites that previously had buildings on them.

However, there are some important caveats to this broad summary, and it is useful to set out the formal definition contained in the NPPF which is as follows:

“Land which has been lawfully developed and is or was occupied by a permanent structure and any fixed surface infrastructure associated with it, including the curtilage of the developed land (although it should not be assumed that the whole of the curtilage should be developed). It also includes land comprising large areas of fixed surface infrastructure such as large areas of hardstanding which have been lawfully developed. Previously developed land excludes: land that is or was last occupied by agricultural or forestry buildings; land that has been developed for minerals extraction or waste disposal by landfill, where provision for restoration has been made through development management procedures; land in built-up areas such as residential gardens, parks, recreation grounds and allotments; and land that was previously developed but where the remains of the permanent structure or fixed surface structure have blended into the landscape.”