Object
Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Representation ID: 10787
Received: 12/12/2020
Respondent: Richard Cobb Planning
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? No
Land is unconnected from main part of Balsall Common,
While much of that is to be welcomed in the two main areas of residential growth – Knowle and Balsall Common – no provision has been made of land for employment purposes to help to create a balanced community rather than commuter villages where the population has to travel usually by car to employment opportunities elsewhere. In both those communities’ provision should be made in the Local Plan for a modest amount of employment land.
Site should be allocated for employment uses not residential
Land is unconnected from main part of Balsall Common,
While much of that is to be welcomed in the two main areas of residential growth – Knowle and Balsall Common – no provision has been made of land for employment purposes to help to create a balanced community rather than commuter villages where the population has to travel usually by car to employment opportunities elsewhere. In both those communities’ provision should be made in the Local Plan for a modest amount of employment land.