No
Draft Local Plan Review
Representation ID: 1568
Received: 16/02/2017
Respondent: Mrs Julie Cooper
The majority of the housing sites are proposed in the green belt, contrary to recent government announcements that green belt should only be used in exceptional circumstances.
Housing growth in certain areas of Borough, such as Balsall Common, will exacerbate disruption from the delivery of HS2 and related UKC developments and is going to impact on residents quality of life over the coming 5 to 15 years.
The green belt sites are the majority of the proposals. Recent government announcements are that green belt should only be used in exceptional cases. Solihull council is using green belt in exceptional circumstances. The site on Barrett's lane in balsall common is of particular concern linked to the construction of hs2 and the volume of houses proposed (800) which is disproportionate to the area and the green belt being proposed and the lack of infrastructure to support that number of houses. The existing road network will not cope with the changes proposed.