Object
Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Representation ID: 14084
Received: 09/12/2020
Respondent: MACC Group
Agent: Claremont Planning Consultancy
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
The policy, as currently drafted, fails to acknowledge the importance of housing in delivering improved health outcomes, despite the recognition of this in Paragraph
454 in the Supporting Text. This is particularly the case in relation to housing for older people, with the text suggesting that developments that address such issues and mitigate health impacts for an ageing population will be supported. It is imperative that this is acknowledged within the policy itself, in order to give weight to this
statement and emphasise support for such proposals that deliver specialist housing and care accommodation.
Modify Policy P18 to include support for specialist housing and care accommodation:
'2. (vii) Delivering new and improved health services and facilities, or specialist housing and care accommodation for older people or those with disabilities, in areas accessed by sustainable transport modes (facilities for primary medical care should be identified and planned for);
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