Object
Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Representation ID: 15105
Received: 14/12/2020
Respondent: Taylor Wimpey
Agent: Lichfields
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Support principle of Policy P4D and the broad approach to encourage self & custom build (SCB) plots.
- Not supportive of the specific policy requirement for the inclusion of 5% self & custom build housing on all site allocations and residential developments of 100 or more dwellings.
- Council should not seek to burden developers with delivery of SCB plots.
- Council should encourage landowners as per national policy.
- Provision of SCB plots must be based on uptodate evidence of demand, as per national policy and guidance.
- Policy approach should be flexible, and realistic, so that where provided they do not remain unsold.
- No rational for 100 dwelling or 5% thresholds.
- Risk of over-supply on large sites and mis-match with actual demand, e.g. single plots in rural locations.
- Larger sites typically more complex to deliver, more logistics and longer time periods. Coordination of SCB plots with wider site will be difficult.
- If evidence to include such a policy is justified, then recommend amendment, that if plots unsold for 12 months then should be built out as market housing.
- Further work required rather than blanket approach.
Suggested amendments to the policy are outlined below:
Part 1 (
The Council will require developers of allocated sites to consider contributing to Self and Custom Build Housing on residential sites of 100 units or more.
Contributions should take the form of 5% of open market dwellings, but will take into account…
Part 2
The Council expects these plots to be offered for sale with outline planning permission, fully serviced to the boundary and unconstrained access to the highway for a period of 12 months to those Registered on Solihull’s Self and Custom Build Housing Register. If after 12 months, the self/custom build option(s) are not taken up, the land will revert to being built out for market housing. The value of the plots will be subject to an independent valuation by a Registered Surveyor.
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