Object
Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Representation ID: 13817
Received: 14/12/2020
Respondent: William Davis Ltd
Agent: Define Planning & Design
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
The viability and deliverability of development sites should not compromised by over ambitious requirements to deliver affordable housing.
The definition of affordable should be set out in the Plan as policies that have a cost implication on development proposals cannot be deferred to a Supplementary Planning Document.
Policy P4A does not allow for First Homes / Discounted Market Sales as part of the mix and is therefore not consistent with Paragraph 35d of the National Planning Policy Framework.
Reconsider approach to affordable housing requirement with a specific emphasis on development viability. Either reduce the overall affordable housing requirement across the Borough, or adopt a varied approach which takes into account less viable development typologies (i.e. based on location, site type etc.)
A definition of “affordable” must be included as part of Policy P4A.
Reconsider the proposed affordable housing tenure split, to allow for First Homes / Discounted Market Sales.
Dear Sir / Madam,
Please find attached representations submitted on behalf of William Davis Ltd (WDL) in relation to their site at Land off Old Station Road, Hampton in Arden in response to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council’s Draft Submission Plan Consultation. This submission takes the form of the attached multiple submission response form (Document Ref. 'Solihull R19 Plan Representations - Define Planning and Design obo William Davis Ltd - Land off Old Station Road, Hampton in Arden (083 MR 141220)' that sets out WDL’s position in relation to the Draft Submission Plan and the policies set out within, as well as the associated Vision Document that is referred to within those representations (Document Ref. '083 Land off Station Road, Hampton in Arden Vision Document RS').
I would be most grateful if you could confirm safe receipt of this email and its attachments by return email.
Kind regards