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Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020

Representation ID: 14739

Received: 11/12/2020

Respondent: Nicolas & Timothy Underwood

Number of people: 4

Agent: Tyler Parkes Partnership Ltd

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Representation Summary:

Policy P5 paragraphs 222 and 225-226. Insufficient ‘deliverable’ sites and ‘developable’ sites and broad locations have been identified to maintain a 5-year housing land supply over the plan period or to accommodate the scale of growth projected up to 2036, undermining the deliverability of P5 – contrary to the requirements of National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) paragraph 67, 70, and 72 d).

Change suggested by respondent:

Evidence is required to:
• demonstrate which of the SHLAA sites identified as contributing towards the 5 and 16 year housing land supply in the 2013 SLP have been delivered.
• extrapolate the windfall, BLR and SHLAA site completions.
• robustly demonstrate the deliverability and developability of all BLR sites, SHELAA sites, and proposed housing allocations.
Where the necessary justification cannot be provided, those SLP housing site al-locations, SHELAA sites, BFL sites and planning permissions should be deleted from the SLP and housing land supply information (paragraphs 65, 222 and 225).
Where appropriate evidence is forthcoming, additional site allocations should be set out in the SLP and Policies Map which identify deliverable small and medium ‘major’ development sites.
In particular, it is considered the following modifications are required –
1. The terms for the ‘UK Central Hub’ should be rationalised, clearly defined and used accordingly.
2. A clear policy on the UK Central Hub housing contribution - the housing contribution should be clearly identified within the Policies Map and a Concept Masterplan for each site, in the same manner as other allocated sites.
3. The quantum of dwellings and timeframe for delivery as quoted within the SLP and supporting evidence should be consistent.
4. The policy and/ or concept masterplan should identify relevant details of coordination of landowners and implementation of necessary infrastructure, including quantum of development and timetable.
5. The development of Arden Cross requires Green Belt compensation.
6. That the NEC and Arden Cross sites are fully assessed for their suitability for development.

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