Object

Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020

Representation ID: 10742

Received: 10/12/2020

Respondent: Mr Paul Tucker

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Representation Summary:

The expansion of Blythe is in effect enlarging Shirley so that it incorporates Cheswick Green, Tidbury Green, Dickens Heath, Blythe Valley, Ilshaw Heath, etc.
Shirley does not have sufficient infrastructure facilities to support the plan nor do the proposals alleviate my concerns. There is already a massive over capacity of accommodation for older people in this area and no more needs to be planned for in the foreseeable future. There is clearly a need for increased infrastructure to deal with education and healthcare which are already grossly inadequate.

Change suggested by respondent:

Scale down the plan for this area.
Make greater use of brownfield sites
Reduce the planning approval rate for accommodation for older people in this area which appears to be an unnecessary quick fix for Council to gain funds from developers to satisfy infrastructure demands.
Provide the necessary education and healthcare infrastructure that is currently inadequate for current demands.

Full text:

The expansion of Blythe is in effect enlarging Shirley so that it incorporates Cheswick Green, Tidbury Green, Dickens Heath, Blythe Valley, Ilshaw Heath, etc.
Shirley does not have sufficient infrastructure facilities to support the plan nor do the proposals alleviate my concerns. There is already a massive over capacity of accommodation for older people in this area and no more needs to be planned for in the foreseeable future. There is clearly a need for increased infrastructure to deal with education and healthcare which are already grossly inadequate.