Object

Representation ID: 14520

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: St Philips - Coleshill Heath Road

Agent: Avison Young

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Step 2 of the site selection process relied on planning judgement in respect of various ‘Factors in Favour’ and ‘Factors Against’. No guidance has been given on how the judgment was applied.

‘Land at Coleshill Heath Road’ (Site 131) was relegated from a ‘yellow’ site to a ‘red’ site. This was not supported by the data and evidence base.

The Site Selection Process Topic Paper does not confirm whether any second ‘checking’ assessment has been carried out. Our assumption is the Site Assessments that supported the Supplementary Consultation continue to be relied upon. The Topic Paper excludes ‘amber’ sites, but this would have allowed participants to understand which sites are considered ‘less harmful’.

The Council’s conclusion that the site should be excluded and designated as a ‘red’ site is not justified. Evidence does not demonstrate that effects of development would be “severe or widespread”. Our assessment against the ‘Step 2’ Criteria concludes the site performs positively.