Object

Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020

Representation ID: 10790

Received: 12/12/2020

Respondent: Richard Cobb Planning

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Representation Summary:

While there is cleraly a need to make provision for self and custom build most housing allocations will be taken up by volume house builders. There is no mechanism put forward to explain how the Council will definitely ensure that appropriate parts of those sites will be specifically allocated for this purpose. Realistically volume house builders will earnestly resist having to provide sites for self or custom building.

Change suggested by respondent:

Each allocation should include a specific requirement for the developer to allocate land for those purposes and to facilitate those that wish to build houses that way.

Full text:

While there is cleraly a need to make provision for self and custom build most housing allocations will be taken up by volume house builders. There is no mechanism put forward to explain how the Council will definitely ensure that appropriate parts of those sites will be specifically allocated for this purpose. Realistically volume house builders will earnestly resist having to provide sites for self or custom building.