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Representation ID: 14273

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: Councillor Max McLoughlin

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

No sources or dates are stated for the data in the infographic on pg.2

It is incorrect to state ‘It wouldn’t be a local plan if it didn’t have difficult decisions to make’ as the plan doesn’t make decisions, elected members do.

The plan does not significantly boost the supply of homes for all, it does disproportionately for some, but not for others.

The plan is incompatible with the Climate Emergency and the pledges that the Council has made.

It is untrue to state there were no other options than the loss of Green Belt land. Some alternatives suggested have not been included or discarded.

Materials and construction methods account, disproportionately, for CO2 emissions of housing over the first 50 years of their use. There are no policy requirements on the climate impact of housing, meaning the Council will be unable to refuse applications that cause considerable harm to the environment.

Solihull Council’s target to be ‘net carbon zero’ is 2030. This is the West Midlands Combined Authority target.

Land at Arden Cross is not being maximised for housing, with some benefits not being realised and greater car dependency.