Object
Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Representation ID: 13748
Received: 14/12/2020
Respondent: Heyford Developments Ltd
Agent: Barton Willmore
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
The level of growth apportioned via the spatial strategy is unsound as it is not justified or consistent with national planning policy. There is potential for further growth to be accommodated within the spatial strategy, including more growth to Hampton in Arden.
There is scope for additional reasonable alternatives for growth options to be identified that lie within Option 3 (16,000 dwellings) and Option 4 (19,000 dwellings). These could be delivered via additional sustainably located Green Belt sites in accordance with the spatial strategy. The Site Assessment methodology has unduly constrained the capacity for further sustainable Green Belt release.
It is unclear why the preferred option (Option 2a) has been selected over additional growth as the SA recognises that Option 3 could be accommodated without generating further significant effects that would not arise under Option 2.
Additional reasonable alternatives for higher levels of growth (particularly for options between 16,000 and 19,000 dwellings) should be tested.
The identification of additional Green Belt sites for consideration should be based upon a reappraisal of the Site Selection process.
The potential for additional Green Belt release to deliver levels of growth over and above 19,000 dwellings should be considered, as an alternative to the larger scale expansions of Balsall Common and Land South of A45.
Hello,
Please find attached forms and a letter of representations on behalf of Heyford Developments in relation to their site at Old Station Road, Hampton-in-Arden.
Regards,