Object
Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Representation ID: 14916
Received: 14/12/2020
Respondent: Department for Education
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? Not specified
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
- Welcome that policy highlights need for a new 2-form entry primary school, and for financial contribution towards additional secondary school places.
- Policy could be made clearer by indicating how primary school will be funded, in addition to text in Para. 531.
- Developer should meet cost of providing places in accordance with pupil yield generated by development.
- Recommend this includes provision of a suitable site as well as funds needed to build the school.
- This would make Policy BC1 consistent with BL3 and KN2, which both state developer contributions will be sought for provision of a new primary school.
- Helpful if concept masterplan indicated area of land required (in hectares) and safeguarded in accordance with DfE’s requirements as set out in Building Bulletin 103.
- Policy should include information on key trigger points for delivery of primary school and funding for secondary school, to improve soundness of plan.
- Policy could indicate how primary school will be funded.
- Should indicate area of land required in hectares for primary school.
- Policy should include information on key trigger points for delivery of primary school and funding for secondary school.
See attached letter.