Comment
Draft Local Plan - Supplementary Consultation
Representation ID: 9610
Received: 15/03/2019
Respondent: Worcestershire County Council
It is clear that several suggested allocations will have an impact on Worcestershire's transport network. Some of the specific current issues that need to be considered are:
Access to Strategic Network/A Class roads:
The nearest motorway junctions are M42 J3 and J4, with both having known capacity constraints
Local roads:
Local roads are currently at capacity and transport modelling is necessary to understand the capacity of the local roads to accommodate further traffic
generated from new development
Rail Infrastructure and Services:
Parking capacity at stations along the corridor is poor, as is the level of service
provided.
Should investigate replacing smaller stations on Shakespeare Line with a larger station.
Education:
Woodrush Community High School in Worcestershire has direct links with the adjacent Dickens Heath area, as Tidbury Green Primary School in Solihull is
a named school for pupil admissions. Any housing proposals for this area may impact secondary school provision in Worcestershire.
WCC's Children, Families and Communities directorate would welcome opportunity to be included in any future consultations on housing/education.
Worcestershire County Council (WCC) welcomes the opportunity to comment on the above consultation, and provides the attached officer-only comments. We are currently seeking endorsement of these comments by WCC's Cabinet Member with responsibility for Economy and Infrastructure, and will provide confirmation of this endorsement as soon as possible.