Object
Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Representation ID: 14767
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
The Council should identify areas of land that could be released from the Green Belt in this Local Plan Review and safeguarded for future development should the Council not be able to meet their housing needs or the housing needs of the HMA during the next plan period.
A significant HMA housing shortfall is expected from 2031 so it is likely that Solihull will need to contribute additional dwellings to assist in addressing this.
When identifying potential sites to release from the Green Belt and safeguard,
sites in lower performing Green Belt parcels, which are adjacent to sustainable settlements, accessible and considered suitable, achievable and deliverable in the Council’s SHELAA should be chosen, such as Site 207.
To provide a plan which is more effective and responsive to these variables we consider that the Council should have tested a number of scenarios and provided appropriate allocations and safeguarded areas to enable them to flexibly respond to the ever changing circumstances. We request that the Council consider identifying areas of land that could be released from the Green Belt in this Local Plan Review and safeguarded for future development should the Council not be able to meet their housing needs or the housing needs of the HMA during the next plan period. Our client’s site (Site Reference 207) should be considered for a residential and community facility allocation or be safeguarded for future development.
See attached documents