Comment
Draft Local Plan - Supplementary Consultation
Representation ID: 9257
Received: 19/03/2019
Respondent: Councillor T Hodgson
Number of people: 3
On balance, we conclude that the Draft Local Plan does not meet the needs of the whole population, sacrificing our Green Belt without sufficient compensatory provision demanded from the new NPPF. Shirley is targeted with too high a number of new homes without the infrastructure to sustain this, whereas other parts of the borough are not taking a fair share of the housing targets the government has set. Council should challenge WMCA to do more to develop derelict/brownfield sites and reduce pressure on green belt.
Please find attached the response from the Green Party team in Shirley West ward to the Draft Local Plan supplementary consultation.
For the avoidance of doubt, our specific concerns relate to the 3 Shirley wards, Blythe and the sites mentioned in the letter.