Object
Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Representation ID: 14693
Received: 14/12/2020
Respondent: IM Land - North of Main Road, Meriden
Agent: Stansgate Planning LLP
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Whilst IM Land are committed to meeting needs for all, the requirements for specialist housing are set out in Building Regulations and do not need to be repeated in plan policies. It is recognised there are optional national standards over and above the minimum Building Regulations requirement that can be applied through plan policy where there is a need. National planning guidance highlights the need to consider a range of factors such as such as accessibility
and adaptability of the existing stock, needs across tenures and impact on viability as well
as site specific matters such as flood risk and topography. The Council point to the HEDNA for some evidence and Policy P4E is to be applied flexibility taking into account site specific factors and viability, but more detail is required to justify the blanket approach of Policy P4E that relates to all major sites for parts 2 and 3 and sites over 300 for part 4.
A better approach would be to apply the requirements where need is justified, to specific
sites in the Settlement Chapters of the DSLP so site allocations have already taken account
of site-specific matters.
See attached Land North of Main Road, Meriden