Object
Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Representation ID: 11046
Received: 13/12/2020
Respondent: Golden End Farms
Agent: Delta Planning
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
Questionable whether a comprehensive development is achievable, deliverable or viable. The school is promoted as a key benefit but concern that this may not be realised and that only the housing off Warwick Road or Grove Road is ever delivered.
Site faces complex issues meaning that much of the housing will not be delivered until the later in the plan period.
If there is no co-ordinated approach to delivery of the whole site and a high degree of confidence that the future redevelopment of the existing school is viable, then the site allocation should be considered not sound and removed.
In circumstances where the Council and site promoters cannot demonstrate during the examination a comprehensive and co-ordinated approach to delivery of the whole site can be achieved and that it is viable in line with paragraph 709 of the Plan, then the site allocation should be considered not sound and removed.
In circumstances where the comprehensive treatment and viability of the site can be satisfied and the policy is retained, the wording of Policy KN2 and accompanying text should be amended to ensure the critical education infrastructure is delivered. In these circumstances the policy should be amended as follows:
- Policy KN2 Paragraph 3(i) should be replaced with the following: “Re-provision of the existing Arden Academy and provision of new primary school as an ‘all through school. The preferred site for the school is on land immediately south of the existing school as shown on the concept masterplan. No housing development on any part of the site shall be allowed to commence until such time as the final site has been selected, and a commitment and timescale for the school development is secured, in addition to the necessary financial contributions”.
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