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Draft Local Plan Review

Representation ID: 4801

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: L&Q Estates - Land at Bickenhill Road, Marston Green

Agent: Pegasus Group

Representation Summary:

Unclear how figures 12,094 and 14,278 are reconciled.
Unclear how 2,000 of neighbouring unmet need is provided given only 700 dwellings is added.
Policy should include tables from Housing Background paper.
10% uplift should not be used to offset neighbouring need.
No agreement on apportionment of Birmingham's unmet housing need across the HMA.
Starting point for OAN should be 2014-based population and household projections.
Wider HMA OAN should be updated likewise.
Support providing for 2011-2014 gap.
Apply 3% vacancy rate.

Full text:

I am instructed by my client Gallagher Estates to submit representations to the Draft Local Plan Review consultation (December 2016).

The representations comprise of the following submissions:

* Representations to the Solihull Local Plan Review - Draft Local Plan comprising of Pegasus Group Report with accompanying appendices:
o Site Location Plan (Appendix A); o Review of SHELAA (Appendix B); o Review of SMHA (Appendix C);
o Un-met Housing Need and the Duty to Cooperate (Appendix D)
o Chelmer Model Papers (Appendix E)

* Separate Background Documents relating to :
o Land at Damson Parkway , Solihull;
o Land at Four Ashes Road, Dorridge;
o Land off Bickenhill Road, Marston Green and;
o Land off Berkswell Road, Meriden