Comment

Representation ID: 8911

Received: 14/03/2019

Respondent: Kler Group - Gentleshaw Lane

Agent: Cerda Planning Ltd

- Two red sites should be upgraded to amber and arguably green: Site 135 (land at Dorridge Road, Dorridge) and Site 107 (Land at Gentleshaw Lane, Knowle).
- Site 135: Council's main constraint is the site's lack of strong Green Belt boundary raising concerns over the site's impact on the openness of the Green Belt and the need to release additional land. Do not agree with this view as defensible boundaries are clear especially when considering the 2 parcels in the site assessment (which is not made clear in Councils' accompanying map) as distinct from the 4 parcels assessed in the Sustainability Appraisal.
- Site 107: Site is considered 'amber' in the tabulated assessment and 'red' within the site assessment map with no explanation for the drafting error. Site is in a highly sustainable location and would represent a 'rounding off' of the settlement in this location. The presence of TPOs and a high pressure gas line should be afforded a moderate weighting which they are not granted in the Councils' assessment. Both of these issues can be easily mitigated.