Object
Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Representation ID: 13984
Received: 14/12/2020
Respondent: Transport for the West Midlands
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? Not specified
Duty to co-operate? Yes
- Transport masterplanning needs to be undertaken in addition to concept masterplans
- This needs to be carried out prior to planning approval, to ensure sites are sustainable, both in terms of environment and infrastructure impacts.
- Should accord with overarching Solihull MBC and WMCA goals (see TfWM Response to Solihull Masterplan Consultation: 16/05/2018).
- This is particularly important as a number of sites are not in existing urban, highly accessible locations.
- New housing sites should be either mixed use or be close to a major source of jobs, education, health facilities and key amenities like shops and services; reducing the need to travel and providing opportunities to work, learn, shop, play and socialise locally.
- Future-proofed digital infrastructure, including superfast fibre broadband, should be provided for all new development
- Transport masterplans (for sites or clusters of sites) should scope out transport network and connectivity with all transport modes; bus corridors & network, rail, walking & cycling links (including LCWIPs), shared spaces, interchanges, stops and shelters, as well as full consideration of transport innovation measures, services and infrastructure.
- TfWM can help with this process.
RECOMMENDATION:
- Transport masterplans should be undertaken for each development site, or where there are clusters of sites in close proximity to one another (with likely cumulative impacts).
- request that the undertaking of transport masterplans be built into policy P5 – and echoed throughout other policy areas within the plan.
See Attached Letter and Representation Form.