Object
Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Representation ID: 14705
Received: 11/12/2020
Respondent: Mr James Mc Bride
Agent: Tyler Parkes Partnership Ltd
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
Paragraph 669 & 671:
The proposed settlement boundary amendment at Hockley Heath (as shown on the Policies Map) is unsound as it does not include any amendment to the boundary south of the settlement, contrary to national planning policy.
Land which is unnecessary to keep open has been retained within the Green Belt – contrary to National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) paragraph 139b);
• Insufficient policy weight has been given to encouraging the development of all suitable land adjacent to the 2013 adopted settlement boundary for housing to avoid the need to adjust Green Belt boundaries beyond the plan period – contrary to NPPF paragraph 139 e); and
Insufficient account has been taken of the Hockley Heath Neighbourhood Plan Resident Survey Results Report (2018), which showed significantly less opposition to any new development being directed south of the settlement boundary, along Stratford Road – contrary to NPPF paragraphs 15 and 16 c).
Paragraphs 669 and 671 should be amended as detailed below:
62. Paragraph 669:
‘The Green Belt boundary around Hockley Heath will need to be amended to accommodate the level of growth proposed for the settlement. To provide a logical,
strong and defensible new southern boundary to the north west of the settlement it is proposed to use the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal and to use the existing and strengthened vegetation boundary line to the south along Stratford Road.’
63. Paragraph 671:
‘In addition to the site south of School Road that would then fall within the settlement boundary, if the Green Belt boundary were amended as described above, there are
also three smaller sites that will be considered appropriate for development as they would then also be within the settlement boundary. These sites are not being allocated as part of this plan but are being highlighted as they have been promoted for development by the landowner/developer and if the Green Belt boundary is
changed as proposed on the Policies Map they would no longer be subject to Green Belt policy. The details of the scale of development would be established through the planning application process. These are as follows (using the call for site references and the SHELAA for potential indicative capacity):
• 49 Land adjacent to 84 School Road (capacity 21)
• 328 land at and to the rear of 84, 86 & 90 School Road (capacity 30)
• 14 Land at 2440, Stratford Road (capacity 8 to 15)
An amendment to the Policies Map is proposed as shown on enclosed Plan 201207
(or to follow the boundary line of land in our Client’s ownership if agreement is
reached under the Duty to Cooperate with Stratford-on-Avon Council).
see attached representation forms