Object

Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020

Representation ID: 14552

Received: 11/12/2020

Respondent: St Philips - Land at Stratford Road, Hockley Heath

Agent: Lichfields

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Representation Summary:

Site 503:
Firstly, St Philips considers that the scoring of land off Stratford Road with 9 at the Site Selection Step 1 is incorrect on the grounds that whilst its accessibility scores Low/Medium, its low-performance in the Green Belt Assessment warrants its scoring as a 6 at the very leas
The site would form a logical extension to the settlement of Hockley Heath. The site is modest in size and is bound by permanent physical features in all directions which would ensure development of the wider site remains contained and has negligible impact on the remaining Green Belt
There is existing development to the south of the site in the form of residential properties that form ribbon development along Aylesbury Road and Stratford Road. The proposed development will not extend beyond the limits of this current development, and will provide visual buffer planting along the northern site edge to create a defensible boundary.
The Vision Document submitted through the Call for Sites process and supporting this representation demonstrates that the release of the site from the Green Belt in Solihull would be logical and would not result in overall harm to the purposes of Green Belt.

Change suggested by respondent:

The land at Stratford Road should be included as an allocation, alongside draft Allocation HH1, which offers the potential to deliver up to 37 dwellings as a logical extension to Hockley Heath.

Full text:

see attached submission document