Object
Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Representation ID: 14169
Received: 14/12/2020
Respondent: Hampton Road Developments Ltd
Agent: Savills
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
Criterion 5 should be amended to remove the requirement to comply with Nationally Described Space Standards. This should be something that “should” be complied with, as it is not always possible.
There has been a large increase in the level of windfall allowance included in the estimations of capacity compared to previous versions of the Plan. This appears to correlate with the capacity that has been lost on allocated sites.
There is no certainty regarding the delivery of windfall and it is not clear where in the Borough and in what form these dwellings will be delivered.
Rather than windfall, as many dwellings as possible should be provided through the Plan’s allocations.
Do not consider that 200 dwellings per annum of windfall dwellings is realistic or an effective way to plan for the future.
Criterion 5 should be amended to remove the requirement to comply with Nationally Described Space Standards. Rather this should be something that “should” be complied with, as it is not always possible.
Rather than relying on windfall provision, the Council should consider maximizing the potential opportunities associated with draft allocations in the plan. For example, the Hampton Road site was originally allocated for 300 dwelling, but reduced to 180. As demonstrated in our representations, the Green Belt boundaries proposed are not robust and should both be extended further north. This would enable the delivery of an additional dwellings and could provide positively planned development, as opposed to relying on more windfall.
See attached documents.