Object
Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Representation ID: 14175
Received: 14/12/2020
Respondent: Hampton Road Developments Ltd
Agent: Savills
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
Policy goes beyond the protection of heritage assets to encompass (in paragraphs 2. and 3 of Policy P16) the protection of landscape character and local distinctiveness outside the settings of conservation areas and listed buildings.
The landscape character and distinctiveness that would be protected by draft Policy P16 should not be equated with the settings of these heritage assets or the contribution of settings to the heritage assets’ significance. In terms of considering the significance of Grimshaw Hall and the contribution of its setting, paragraphs 2 and 3 of Policy P16 are not relevant, and in paragraph 3 the use of the word “significance” is misleadingly ambiguous, as it does not specifically mean the ‘significance’ of heritage assets.
To ensure that is effective, the policy should reworded to ensure it does not go beyond the protection of heritage assets to encompass the protection of landscape character and local distinctiveness outside the settings of conservation areas and listed buildings.
The landscape character and distinctiveness that would be protected by Policy P16 should not be equated with the settings of these heritage assets or the contribution of settings to the heritage assets’ significance. The policy should be reworded to reflect this.
See attached documents.