Object
Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Representation ID: 14150
Received: 29/11/2020
Respondent: Mrs Wendy Wilson
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
Site BC3 is unsustainable, as confirmed by findings of Sustainability Appraisal (1 red, 9 amber), has no sense of place, protruding into open countryside, is outside defined accessibility limits, will add to congestion/poor air quality on A452. Bypass is uncertain and effectiveness unproven, whilst harming biodiversity. Too much reliance on Green Belt sites contrary to brownfield first policy/protection of Meriden Gap, and no need to release Green Belt if results in significant harm. Capacity from BC3 can be met in Solihull town centre, as demonstrated by Masterplan. Highly inefficient use of Green Belt land, whilst alternative sites in Balsall Common omitted without justification.
1) Site BC3 should be removed from the LPR as it is non-compliant with National and Local Planning
Policies and is unsustainable. It would also be a highly inefficient use of Green Belt land in the most
constricted part of the Meriden Gap.
2) The phasing of any development in Balsall Common must be cognisant of the necessary
supporting infrastructure, in particular primary school provision and the construction of the
proposed bypass
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