I believe that the proposed level of development in the KDBH area is excessive without admitting any Amber or Red Sites predominantly because of the excessive congestion that will occur on a number of key roads and junctions, inadequate roads leading to road safety issues, increased strain on local services and the developments being out of character with the existing built environments. However, on conducting a relative assessment of sites I find it difficult to understand why Site 413 is rated as Amber and Site 207 is assessed as red.
Site 207 seems to have been rejected because of the reduced separation between KDBH and Solihull but there appears this separation is still far greater than the distance between KDBH and Solihull at Junction 5 of the M42.
Development of Site 207 would be more in line with the policies of the KDBH Neighbourhood Plan and more in keeping with the density and character of the surrounding area compared to Site 413.
Inadequate public transport from Site 413 inevitably leads to the vast majority of journeys being made by private car, thereby increasing environmental harm. Site 207 has easier and better access to Solihull Town Centre along routes that are more suitable for greater volumes of traffic.