Object
Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Representation ID: 14718
Received: 14/12/2020
Respondent: Mr Ian Williams
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Site Selection: The selection process and allocations are not in accordance with NPPF para 139 and other amendments are needed for clarity and soundness.
Clarity is needed on the various uses of the words "adjacent/next to/close to/near" to villages etc throughout the Draft Plan and Evidence Base as there is uncertainty around the tests being applied based on inconsistent use of these types of phrases. Accordingly the use of the word "isolated" is misleading.
Non-compliance with NPPF para 139 e) as it is likely that Green Belt boundaries will need to be altered at the end of the plan period.
The spatial strategy diagram should reflect Knowle, Dorridge and Bentley Heath as a rural village identified for limited expansion based on the allocation of site KN1.
Growth Option F and associated diagrams should be amended to include Knowle/Dorridge/KDBH as rural villages identified for limited expansion.
Clarity is needed on the various descriptions of the site selection and assessment process being applied to avoid uncertainty and not be misleading. It is submitted that the correct wording should be either "close to or near to" a village or settlement (and "isolated should be used correspondingly) as this reflects the actual wording and assessment measurements used in the site assessment criteria, the Evidence base.
See attachments.