Object
Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Representation ID: 15029
Received: 14/12/2020
Respondent: Kier Living Ltd - Coleshill Road
Agent: Mr Hywel James
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? No
Local Housing Need and Standard Methodology:
- Correct to use SM to calculate housing requirement in accordance with NPPF Para. 60.
- Govt published revised standard method figures for consultation in August 2020. Projects a 25% increase in Solihull’s housing need up from 804 to 1,011 dpa, or 12,901 to 16,176 over plan period. Strong likelihood this will be adopted. Therefore DSP unlikely to meet housing need over plan period.
- Would need to review in less than 5 years, further Green Belt would need to be released as Borough 67% GB with little brownfield land available.
- NPPF Para. 146 – GB boundaries should endure beyond plan period. Review so soon would be inconsistent with NPPF, and unsound.
- DSP should release more land, or at very least identify safeguarded land.
- Plan needs to release more land from the Green Belt;
- At very least Plan needs to identify safeguarded land, to provide appropriate flexibility.
See attached letter