Object
Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Representation ID: 13897
Received: 14/12/2020
Respondent: IM Land - Land at Jacobean Lane, Knowle
Agent: Barton Willmore Planning
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Meeting the housing needs of older people should be expressly included within the SMBC’s vision.
Given Paragraph 59 of the NPPF states that the Government’s objective is to significantly boost the supply of housing, the wording relating to meeting the needs of the housing market area should be more positive.
Paragraph 50 sets out that SMBC are seeking to protect the integrity of the Green Belt. Wording should be included setting out that lower performing parcels could be released to protect higher performing parcels while meeting identified and evidenced needs.
The vision should reference the need to provide housing for older people in line with the evidence base.
The vision should be more positively worded in order to significantly boost the supply of housing.
The need to release lower performing green belt to meet identified needs, and preserve higher performing parcels, should be set out.
See attachments. LAND AT JACOBEAN LANE, KNOWLE