Object
Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Representation ID: 14868
Received: 14/12/2020
Respondent: Rosconn Strategic Land
Agent: DS Planning
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? Not specified
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Omission site - Site 13/340 Three Maypoles Farm Dickens Heath (in Part)
Rosconn worked with the Council and other
landowners to produce a masterplan that responded positively to issues raised by local residents. The master plan sought to;
a) Ensure a firm and defensible Green Belt boundary to avoid coalescence of Shirley with Dickens Heath,
b) Avoid a narrow corridor between Shirley and Dickens Heath and reducing the gap between settlements,
c) Remove the potential for vehicular access through adjacent residential development on the edge of Shirley,
d) Avoid any perception of narrowing the gap between Shirley and Dickens Heath along Dickens Heath Road and
e) Avoid loss of public open space and safeguarding the amenities of adjoining property owners.
In brief, the site is highly accessible, of medium landscape value and
within a moderately performing parcel of Green Belt. It has a recognisable firm and defensible Green Belt Boundary and would accommodate appropriate levels and areas of public open space to satisfy the Councils concerns over coalescence and narrow POS
corridors. The site is marketable, readily available and achievable within the Plan period.
Site 13 as modified (which includes part of site 340) should be included as proposed allocation within the DSP. The site could be considered on its own merits or in association with BL3.
See attached form and written representations