Comment
Draft Local Plan - Supplementary Consultation
Representation ID: 10496
Received: 15/03/2019
Respondent: IM Land
Agent: Turley
In March 2017, IM secured hybrid planning permission for up to 750 residential dwellings (use class C3), up to 250 'housing with care' units (use class C2/C3), up to 98,850 sq m of employment floorspace and up to 2,500 sq m of ancillary A1-A5 floorspace at Blythe Valley Park. This permission is referred to within the consultation document which confirms that planning permission has been granted for 1,000 homes (750 dwellings and a housing with care development of 250 units).
IM is committed to delivering residential development at Blythe Valley Park with the first homes currently under construction and ready for occupation later this year. However, in developing the detailed designs for the residential plots, it is now anticipated that a smaller C2 provision will likely be pursued, meaning there is a potential opportunity for a greater level of C3 residential development at BVP. Whilst this is not yet confirmed, IM would like to ensure that any reference to the allocation of
1,000 dwellings at BVP does not prejudice the opportunity for more than 750 of the 1,000 units allocated to be C3.
We write on behalf of our client, IM Properties Limited (hereafter referred to as 'IM'), in response to the Solihull Local Plan Review (SLPR) Draft Local Plan (DLP) Supplementary Consultation, which was published for consultation in January 2019.
IM Properties own and are actively promoting several sites and assets within the Borough, including Mell Square, Blythe Valley Park and Fore Business Park.
IM Land, the strategic land division of IM, also has existing and emerging land interests within the Borough; separate representations have been submitted
in relation to IM Land's interests.
see attached letter