Object

Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020

Representation ID: 10878

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: mr Graham Cockroft

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Representation Summary:

P7.2.ii is intended to ensure that residents of new houses have ready access to good public transport.
Some sites, e.g. BL2, are about 1500m long and accessibility will vary greatly over the site.
Reference is made to distance to rail stations - but no similar reference to bus stops. A bus service is of no use to residents who cannot easily and safely access a bus stop.

Change suggested by respondent:

P7.2.ii For major residential development ensure all dwellings (or85%) have safe access to a bus stop providing high frequency bus services within 400m; and/or 800m of a rail station providing high frequency services.

It is important that all residents have easy access to frequent, reliable, viable and sustainable public transport (bus) services. It cannot be assumed that all future residents could easily walk more than 400m. Thus the distance should be measured between the dwelling and the bus stop, not between arbitrary points on the site and the route of a bus.

Full text:

P7.2.ii is intended to ensure that residents of new houses have ready access to good public transport.
Some sites, e.g. BL2, are about 1500m long and accessibility will vary greatly over the site.
Reference is made to distance to rail stations - but no similar reference to bus stops. A bus service is of no use to residents who cannot easily and safely access a bus stop.