Object
Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Representation ID: 11008
Received: 11/12/2020
Respondent: Knowle Streamside Trust
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Concern about impact on LWS. Any future application must include appropriate environmental and ecological assessments to ensure no adverse impact as per the Council's own ecological assessment. Adequate buffer zone (extended to include land identified as an area of potential flood risk) should be provided to prevent encroachment and preserve this habitat corridor. Site analysis mapping should extend to northern area of the LWS. No protection given to Purnells Brook Meadow which has been redesignated a LWS. No development to be permitted in the buffer areas. Impact of increase visitors on woodland. Weight given to Masterplans should be clarified.
Masterplan to include an adequate buffer to Purnells Brook Woodland LWS. Need to correctly define Purnells Brook Meadow LWS.
Alternative paths to provide alternative routes for visitors could be provided through the public open space and link to Grand Union Canal to divert people away from fragile path within LWS.
Need retention of and improvement to ancient hedgerows to facilitate wildlife corridors. This should be included within the policy KN1 2(iii). All hedgerows should be protected and enhanced.
Weight to be given to masterplans needs to be set out to provide certainty for future planning applications.