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Draft Local Plan - Supplementary Consultation

Representation ID: 10107

Received: 15/03/2019

Respondent: Minton (CdeB) Ltd

Agent: DS Planning

Representation Summary:

No evidence has been provided to justify the alternative approach now being
taken. It appears that the Council is using affordable housing policy to deal
with identified issues associated with market housing mix such as delivering
smaller housing, increasing densities and minimising Green Belt release.
The current approach of requiring affordable contributions on total sq
meterage or habitable rooms/floorspace would not comply with affordable
housing site thresholds set out by Government in the Written Ministerial
Statement dated 28th November 2014 or para 64 of the NPPF 2019.

Full text:

This is the response of Minton to the supplementary consultation by Solihull Council
on the Solihull Draft Local Plan January 2019. The purpose of the response is to
comment the draft Plan and promote the site at Oak Farm Catherine de Barnes for
inclusion as a housing allocation within the Plan. The response is by question order.
The original response to the Solihull Draft Local Plan 2016 consultation is also
attached which highlights the reasons why the full Oak Farm site should be an
allocation within the Local Plan. We have also carried out our own Green Belt
Assessment a copy of which is attached