Object
Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Representation ID: 11013
Received: 11/12/2020
Respondent: Balsall Parish Council
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
The Parish Council welcomes the commitment within paragraph 528 to create a village centre masterplan, recognising the level of expansion Balsll Common faces.
However, residents want real change on the ground and not just a plan. Without real change the centre will not cope with the increased use of cars to access it in an area where residents make 70% of their daily trips by car versus a borough average of 50%. The plan needs to make reference to funding of the improved centre.
It is proposed that the similar wording is used as that for the relief road funding and the following words should be added to the end of paragraph 528.
“Delivery of the enhanced centre will be from grant funding opportunities that may be available through for instance, the WMCA and/or from a combination of SMBC and Parish Council CIL funds.”
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