Object
Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Representation ID: 10650
Received: 29/11/2020
Respondent: Mr Mark Davies
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? Yes
Duty to co-operate? Yes
and our existing dentist, which we pay for, is at capacity. Appointments have to be made months in advance. Our local doctors surgery, it appears, is closing by stealth. Getting a doctors appointment is extremely difficult and cannot cope with the number of residents as it is.
There will be a lack of general leisure facilities for the new residents.
Traffic - The proposed plans will add to traffic chaos during construction and once the development is finished and then for residents.
A smaller number of units allocated to the Shirley area.
An urgent review of the use of greenfield sites.
An urgent review of the provision of new schools.
An urgent review of medical facilities for the new houses, e.g. doctors and dentists.
These additional houses necessitate the need for additional leisure facilities, e.g. a swimming pool, health club etc along the lines of Tudor Grange leisure centre.
An urgent review of traffic provision for the new site and parking provisions. As a resident of a new development, a lack of visitor parking poses problems on the estate for many properties.
This plan represents a significant increases in the number of houses in the Shirley area; with this borough taking more than its fair share of units across Solihull. I appreciate the need for more housing, but there seems to be a significant use of greenfield sites.
My biggest objection, however, is the fact that existing infrastructure and amenities are going to have to accommodate the extra demand. Specifically:
Schools - local schools are at capacity and the provision included is not enough; especially for secondary schools.
Medical facilities - We can no longer get NHS dental care for our children and