Object
Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Representation ID: 14733
Received: 11/12/2020
Respondent: Les Edwards
Number of people: 4
Agent: Tyler Parkes Partnership Ltd
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
Policy KN2 is unsound on the basis that insufficient evidence has been provided to demonstrate the site is deliverable with ‘multiple and potential complex land assembly issues’ (paragraph 709) still remaining to be resolved, as well as replacement playing fields. There is also insufficient evidence to demonstrate that reasonable alternatives have been considered in reaching the decision to relocate and rebuild Arden School, to justify that it is an appropriate strategy. This is contrary to the deliverability and developability requirements for site allocations and the requirement to justify a strategy as
set out in NPPF Appendix 2: Glossary
and paragraphs 35, 67 and 72.
Insufficient evidence has been provided to justify Policy KN2, or to demonstrate delivery.
Paragraphs 225 and 226 should therefore be amended to remove the estimated contribution of proposed site allocation KN2 from Delivery Phases I and II and
Policy KN2 amended as necessary in the light of the findings of additional evidence gathering, negotiations with landowners and masterplan work.
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