Object

Representation ID: 15058

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: Mr T Khan

Agent: DS Planning

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

- Proposed allocation does not conform to statement in introduction to Blythe Chapter, that villages in Blythe have a distinct nature within and separated by attractive countryside and Green Belt giving villages a sense of remoteness.
- Development would result in coalescence of Dickens Heath with Whitlocks End and Majors Green.
- Intrinsic character of Dickens Heath village would be lost through an ill-thought out addition to the west of village. Insensitive treatment for an award-winning settlement.
- Concept masterplan does not reference how it would complement or enhance village of Dickens Heath.
- BL1 has been dismissed as an allocation at number of previous Local Plan/UDP Inquiries.
- Impact of BL1 considerably more devastating coalescence effect than de-allocated former Site 13.
- Despite reduction in capacity on site, the perception of coalescence persists.
- Lack of alternative sports pitches provision is cause of concern.
- Should have been resolved before got to DSP stage.
- Residual traffic concerns, particularly route to Shirley on narrow and winding roads & junctions.
- No contextual thought gone into allocating BL1, site cannot be considered available, achievable or deliverable, and should be deleted from the plan.