Comment
Draft Local Plan - Supplementary Consultation
Representation ID: 9990
Received: 15/03/2019
Respondent: Stonewater
Agent: DS Planning
Balsall Common will become a major settlement within Solihull Borough. The proposed Green Belt boundary amendments on the eastern side of the village will have significant implications for development over and above the allocations proposed. Lifting Green Belt restrictions on land will put considerable pressures for development and the future growth of Balsall Common with insufficient consideration on how this will be dealt with within this supplementary consultation, including infrastructure provision. The lack of employment proposals within Balsall Common will exacerbate the settlements commuter image and fly in the face of sustainability credential Solihull may wish to exhibit.
This is the response of Stonewater to the supplementary consultation by Solihull
Council on the Solihull Draft Local Plan January 2019. The purpose of the response is
to comment the draft Plan and promote the site at the Firs Maxstoke Lane (west of
Meriden proposed allocation site 10) for inclusion as a housing allocation within the
Plan. The response is by question order.
The original response to the Solihull Draft Local Plan 2016 consultation is also
attached which highlights the reasons why the site should be an allocation within the
Local Plan (Site Ref 137).
see detailed comment in attached letter