Object

Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020

Representation ID: 10972

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: Archaeology Warwickshire

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? Yes

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Representation Summary:

As highlighted in the 2018 Archaeological Assessment undertaken by the Warwickshire County Council Archaeological Information and Advice team on behalf of SMBC*, this site has significant archaeological potential. This potential, and the need for further archaeological assessment in advance of the submission of any planning application is not referenced in this policy. As the results of the assessment may influence the final form of the development across this area, it should be.

*WCC Archaeological Information and Advice, 2018. 'Archaeological Assessment to Inform the Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Local Plan'. Warwick: WCC Archaeological Information and Advice

Change suggested by respondent:

The policy should reference the archaeological potential of this area and highlight that, prior to the submission of any planning application, a detailed archaeological assessment, including a detailed assessment of the past disturbance across this site, should be undertaken. Dependent on the results of that assessment, further archaeological evaluative fieldwork may be necessary to inform the assessment of the archaeological potential of the site. The policy should further advise that the results of the assessment should inform the development of a strategy, if appropriate, to mitigate the potential archaeological impact of the proposed development and that this strategy may include designing the development to avoid impacting any archaeological features present which are worthy of conservation.

This will help to ensure that any planning application is submitted with sufficient archaeological information to enable a reasoned and informed planning decision to be made.

Full text:

As highlighted in the 2018 Archaeological Assessment undertaken by the Warwickshire County Council Archaeological Information and Advice team on behalf of SMBC*, this site has significant archaeological potential. This potential, and the need for further archaeological assessment in advance of the submission of any planning application is not referenced in this policy. As the results of the assessment may influence the final form of the development across this area, it should be.

*WCC Archaeological Information and Advice, 2018. 'Archaeological Assessment to Inform the Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Local Plan'. Warwick: WCC Archaeological Information and Advice