Comment
Draft Local Plan - Supplementary Consultation
Representation ID: 9902
Received: 15/03/2019
Respondent: Generator (Balsall) & Minton
Agent: DS Planning
Basic elements of the Methodology acceptable and workable. Other elements are flawed and over complicated.
Non-compliant with Government policy on strong defensible Green Belt boundaries as no reference to creating boundaries in NPPF.
Lack of consistency, particularly when comparing sites in the same location.
Site assessments incomplete in some instances.
Flawed judgements or lack of sound reasons why some sites allocated/rejected /de-allocated.
No advantage in creating yellow, blue and subsequently amber sites. This is unnecessary and adds to confusion and complexity. Delete this element of the methodology and either allocate the amber sites or reject them as proposed allocations.
This is the response of Generator Group and Minton to the supplementary
consultation by Solihull Council on the Solihull Draft Local Plan January 2019. The
purpose of the response is to comment on the draft Plan and promote the site on land adj Harpers Field, Kenilworth Road Balsall Common for inclusion as a housing
allocation within the Plan. The response is by question order. Whilst we have
responded to each question, the detailed points in relation to our site are set out under question 39 and your attention is specifically drawn to this part of the response. It should be noted the site is developer owned and delivery of the site can therefore come forward early in the plan period