Object
Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Representation ID: 11192
Received: 09/12/2020
Respondent: BFNAG
Number of people: 120
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Policy BC1 fails to address the climate emergency or Challenge A, the huge loss of fields is not compensated for and it is not clear how the requirement for biodiversity net gain can be met. The policy should include public open space between new and existing housing and a wildlife corridor along the western edge to link Lavender Hall Park and open countryside to the south-east. It should also address the WMCA requirement to plant one tree per resident, or 11,500 trees for Balsall Common requiring 10ha of land, Barratt's Farm provides the best opportunity and planting could screen HS2.
The following to be added to Policy BC1 4 i:-
after.… woodland copse planting. “This to provide a minimum 10% net gain in biodiversity and habitat creation; and space for tree planting to meet the requirements of paragraph 38 challenge K; and replacement of trees and habitat lost to HS2.”
“A wildlife corridor at least 6.5m wide to be created to run all the way along the western edge of the Barratt’s Farm site to connect and act as a “stepping stone” between Lavender hall Park in the north and what remains of the open countryside to the south and east.”
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