Object

Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020

Representation ID: 10938

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: The British Horse Society

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? Yes

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Representation Summary:

2vi,3iv and 4iii do not include equestrian access in the policy

Change suggested by respondent:

Active travel includes equestrians as vulnerable road users (Jesse Norman MP, 2018). Improvements to the connectivity of cycle and pedestrian routes should include equestrians where it could avoid horse riders being sandwiched between fast moving motorised traffic and fast moving cyclists, to improve safety.

Full text:

2vi,3iv and 4iii do not include equestrian access in the policy