Object
Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Representation ID: 14846
Received: 10/12/2020
Respondent: Mrs J Carpenter
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Objection (Wants site BC3 removed from Solihull Draft Submission Local Plan and Final Local Plan): Fails 3/4 tests of soundness.
> Not positively prepared as it is not practical to deliver the unmet need of the HMA (2105 units). NPPF para. 11 has not been given due consideration. To build 4410 units (Greenfield) and 1195 units (Meridian Gap) is not required to comply with planning policy. Furthermore, site BC3 specifically is not sustainable using the council’s own criteria.
> Allocation of site BC3 has not been justified. Omission of sites within Balsall common and in the wider Borough which should have been chosen based on merit or for which the omission has not been justified. Final findings from Solihull Town Centre Masterplan are not incorporated and cannot be reconciled with the Draft Local Plan.
>Inconsistencies with the NPPF, specifically para 1; 94; 108; 109; 122; 138; 185 and 194 are not complied with. Sustainable development will not be complied with if site BC3 remains in the Draft Local Plan.
>Wishes to preserve the biodiverse rich habitat that is Site BC3 and protect the character of the Grade II Listed Berkswell Windmill.
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