Object
Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Representation ID: 14763
Received: 09/12/2020
Respondent: St Philips Land - Land at Smiths Lane Browns Lane & Widney Manor Road
Agent: Savills
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
No evidence to justify the percentage requirement for self and custom build. No requirement in the PPG for such plots to be provided as part of allocations.
Whilst the Self Build register may provide an indication of the level of interest, this needs to be analysed further to uncover the specific requirements of respondents.
The register does not test whether people have the means to acquire the land and privately construct their own property. Without this exercise having been undertaken and supporting the Council’s conclusions, the Policy is not justified.
Practical issues of having multiple individual sites within one development need to be considered.
The requirement for allocated sites of 100 units or more to provide 5% of open market dwellings in the form of self or custom build plots should be removed from the Local Plan as this policy is not justified or in accordance with national guidance. The provision of self or custom build plots should be the subject of discussion with those who have expressed an interest, and once the Council has an understanding of the type and range of sites that are sought allocations (for example in the form of clusters) should be identified and allocated as self and custom build opportunities around the Borough.
See attached documents