Object
Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Representation ID: 11091
Received: 14/12/2020
Respondent: Rainier Developments Limited
Agent: Marrons Planning
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
The Sustainability Appraisal has not fairly considered reasonable alternatives in respect of levels of housing growth. Higher levels of growth perform equally as well as the Plan’s preferred approach- Option 2. The Sustainability Appraisal demonstrates that a higher level of housing growth could be accommodated sustainably.
Only two spatial options (at either Balsall Common or land south of the A4) were put forward by the Council to assess the level of growth associated with Option 4 which could skew the conclusions of the Sustainability Appraisal.
The two spatial options were selected from the GBHMA Strategic Growth Study not the Council’s own SHELAA evidence. The Sustainability Appraisal should have assessed options at levels of growth above 16,000 dwellings utilising its own evidence base.
The Sustainability Appraisal should be updated to re-consider higher levels of housing growth.
Dear Sir or Madam,
Please see attached representations on behalf of Rainier Developments Limited in respect of land at Tidbury Green (site 404). We have also submitted these with the corresponding appendices in the email below as a file share. If you have any problems accessing the file share please let me know.
Kind Regards,
Gary Stephens