Object
Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Representation ID: 15028
Received: 14/12/2020
Respondent: Kier Living Ltd - Coleshill Road
Agent: Mr Hywel James
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? No
Build out rates/trajectory:
- Lichfields' 'Start to Finish' assessment concludes that sites of more than 500 dwellings take on average 5 to 8.3 years from the date that an outline application is registered.
- Given that unlikely Plan will be adopted before Spring 2022, and factoring another 12 months to submit an application, sites of 500+ dwellings in Plan may not start delivery until 2031.
- Lichfields' assess that build out rates are:
• 500-999 dwellings – ca 150 dpa;
• 1,000-1,499 dwellings – ca 175dpa;
• 1,500-1,999 – ca 210dpa;
• 2,000+ dwellings – ca 290dpa.
Therefore even with most ambitious build out rates, some sites will not be completed by end of plan period.
• An increased buffer above the minimum housing requirement must be provided;
• A more realistic windfall delivery rate should be assumed, having regard to fact that the supply
will have diminished based on recent high delivery rates;
• Additional housing allocations are required, including smaller sites such as CFS 193, to boost the
supply and offer better resilience.
See attached letter