Object
Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Representation ID: 13825
Received: 14/12/2020
Respondent: William Davis Ltd
Agent: Define Planning & Design
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? No
Insufficient evidence of 10% non delivery rate that is applied to sites within planning permission that have not yet started construction, sites identified in land availability assessments, the Brownfield Land Register and the extant Solihull Local Plan.
The windfall allowance of 200dpa is a considerable figure. Development on windfall sites may well become increasingly limited / depleted.
The supply is dominated by large sites, which often experience delay. The deliverability of a number of sites is uncertain.
The Council must provide clear evidence of the trajectories and build-out rates of all sites.
The Council should allocate additional housing above its housing requirement to represent a buffer and ensure flexibility. SMBC should identify a further 4,077 dwellings (20% uplift) on small-medium sized sites in sustainable settlements.
Old Station Road, Hampton in Arden is suitable, available and achievable within the first five years of the plan period. Technical and environmental assessments have been undertaken, demonstrating there are no insurmountable constraints.
The housing supply should be increased to at least 19,094 dwellings (a 20% buffer on its requirement). Land off Old Station Road, Hampton in Arden should be allocated.
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