Object
Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Representation ID: 14740
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
Policy BL1 is unsound on the basis that insufficient evidence has been provided to demonstrate there is a mechanism to facilitate relocation of the existing sports provision south of Tythebarn Lane to a suitable site in the vicinity and thereby facilitate development on the site, contrary to the deliverability and developability requirements for site allocations set out in NPPF Appendix 2: Glossary and it fails to satisfy NPPF paragraphs 67 and 175.
Evidence is required to justify Policy BL1 West of Dickens Heath, to robustly demonstrate that:
• the multiple complex land assembly issues have been overcome and there is agreement by all landowners to the site being brought forward on the development basis set out in the Concept Masterplan document; and
• there is a fully developed strategy with mechanisms in place to ensure playing pitches are replaced to release the land for residential development.
Insufficient evidence has been provided to demonstrate there is a mechanism to facilitate relocation of the existing sports provision south of Tythebarn Lane to a suitable site in the vicinity and thereby facilitate development on the site.
Evidence is required to justify Policy BL1 West of Dickens Heath
If these issues of soundness cannot be overcome paragraphs 225 and 226 should be amended to remove the estimated contribution of proposed site allocation BL1 from Delivery Phases I and II and Policy BL1 amended as necessary in the light of the findings of additional evidence gathering, negotiations with landowners, playing field search and masterplan work.
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