No

Draft Local Plan Review

Representation ID: 1232

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Friends of the Earth (Cities for People)

Representation Summary:

A further challenge will be in how these challenges are prioritised. Another challenge will be the threat of sprawl, the ability of the plan to withstand pressures from national government and developers, and the need for Solihull to support the rest of the conurbation by protecting its natural assets and assisting development to take place where required, not just developing green field/green belt sites in close proximity to the Motorway network or the badly located station associated with High Speed Rail.

Full text:

A further challenge will be in how these challenges are prioritised. Another challenge will be the threat of sprawl. The ability of the plan to withstand pressures from national government and the developers. The need for Solihull to support the rest of the conurbation by protecting its natural assets and assisting development to take place where development is required not just developing green field / belt sites in close proximity to the Motorway network or the badly located station associated with High Speed Rail.