Object

Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020

Representation ID: 10726

Received: 09/12/2020

Respondent: Councillor Kathryn Thomas

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Representation Summary:

A key enabler for effective engagement is community involvement in developing the plan and the planning process includes a commitment to notify interested stakeholders. The relocation of HWRC to Damson Parkway (831) was deliberately buried in the plan with the intent of discouraging community involvement (1218 people have now signed a petition opposing). Opportunities to brief interested stakeholders (i.e. local councillors), at the councillors briefing, were not used. Instead, UK2 was glossed over and this land described as allocated to JLR. There is no connection between HWRC and JLR, so this was deliberate misrepresentation of the intended changes.

Change suggested by respondent:

Removal from the plan of point 831. (As far as I can see, this is the only point mentioning relocating HWRC to Damson Parkway, but if there are any other mentions/references to this move, then these should also be removed).

Full text:

A key enabler for effective engagement is community involvement in developing the plan and the planning process includes a commitment to notify interested stakeholders. The relocation of HWRC to Damson Parkway (831) was deliberately buried in the plan with the intent of discouraging community involvement (1218 people have now signed a petition opposing). Opportunities to brief interested stakeholders (i.e. local councillors), at the councillors briefing, were not used. Instead, UK2 was glossed over and this land described as allocated to JLR. There is no connection between HWRC and JLR, so this was deliberate misrepresentation of the intended changes.