No
Draft Local Plan Review
Representation ID: 495
Received: 29/01/2017
Respondent: Mr Michael Scott
Disproportionate amount of development proposed for Balsall Common
The ratio of greenbelt to non-greenbelt development is unacceptable. The greenbelt is what makes Solihull such a nice place to live and your proposals threaten to simply make some of the commuter villages merely an extended sprawl of Birmingham. Investment, people and desirability will be impacted in the long run.
In addition, affordable homes appears to be the priority. It therefore can't be justified to build so many homes in areas like Balsall Common / Knowle, which have a notoriously higher than average housing market price. This will not solve your objective.
I think the ratio of greenbelt to non-greenbelt development is unacceptable. The greenbelt is what makes Solihull such a nice place to live and your proposals threaten to simply make some of the commuter villages merely an extended sprawl of Birmingham. Investment, people and desirability will be impacted in the long run.
In addition, affordable homes appears to be the priority. It therefore can't be justified to build so many homes in areas like Balsall Common / Knowle, which have a notoriously higher than average housing market price. This will not solve your objective.