Object

Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020

Representation ID: 10891

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: mr Graham Cockroft

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Representation Summary:

Not fully compatible with P7.
P7.1. Site is not in one of the most accessible locations. In particular access to the Central Hub area is poor, being the worst of all the larger sites. It would involve driving through Solihull Town Centre, an acknowledged problem, or via A34 and M42, both very congested normal at peak times.
p.7.2.ii. There is no high frequency bus service within a 400m walk of any part of this site.

Change suggested by respondent:

Delete policy BL2.
The site is has poor accessibility to the existing and proposed major employment centres.
There is no high frequency bus service near the site.
Travel to and from the site would be predominantly by car, which would exacerbate existing known congestion problems on A34, M42, and to and through Solihull Town Centre.
This is the wrong location for a major housing site. The site itself would be far too small to justify its own bus service. It is located in the wrong place to benefit from the re-routing of a high frequency bus service.

Full text:

Not fully compatible with P7.
P7.1. Site is not in one of the most accessible locations. In particular access to the Central Hub area is poor, being the worst of all the larger sites. It would involve driving through Solihull Town Centre, an acknowledged problem, or via A34 and M42, both very congested normal at peak times.
p.7.2.ii. There is no high frequency bus service within a 400m walk of any part of this site.