Object
Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Representation ID: 14153
Received: 29/11/2020
Respondent: Mrs Wendy Wilson
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
Serious flaws in data reliability/analysis within the evidence, particularly the SHELAA, Accessibility Study and Sustainability Appraisal undermining the soundness of allocating Site BC3.
No evidence of any plan to “manage the growth” in Balsall Common. Circa 350 housing units are planned for the next 5 years. None of the required infrastructure, in terms of a new primary school, the proposed bypass and improvement to amenities will be available until at least
phase II. The ongoing construction of HS2 will add to the congestion and upheaval. Balsall Common
is already at full capacity, as evidenced by the lack of primary school places and difficulties in
securing a doctor’s appointment. No more houses can be built until the infrastructure is in place
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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