No

Draft Local Plan Review

Representation ID: 1063

Received: 13/02/2017

Respondent: Mr Kevin Thomas

Representation Summary:

Whilst agreeing the spirit of vision in paragraph 86, the narrative implies that the centre of the village is currently thriving when in reality it already faces significant challenges in terms of parking and loss of commercial properties to residential build thereby further restricting meaningful expansion. Many of the properties are old with a poor selection of facilities available when compared to Knowle or Dorridge. Overwhelming expansion of Balsall Common can only.worsen this.
There is also no reference to Green belt between Balsall and Coventry which is already highly pressurised and risks being decimated by the proposals

Full text:

Whilst agreeing the spirit of vision in paragraph 86, the narrative implies that the centre of the village is currently thriving when in reality it already faces significant challenges in terms of parking and loss of commercial properties to residential build thereby further restricting meaningful expansion. Many of the properties are old with a poor selection of facilities available when compared to Knowle or Dorridge. Overwhelming expansion of Balsall Common can only.worsen this.
There is also no reference to Green belt between Balsall and Coventry which is already highly pressurised and risks being decimated by the proposals