Q10. Do you believe the right scale and location of development has been identified? If not why not?

Yes

Representation ID: 4356

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Arden Academy & Mr V Goswami

no specific comments to make

No

Representation ID: 4797

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: L&Q Estates - Land at Bickenhill Road, Marston Green

Agent: Pegasus Group

Concern the Council has taken a precautionary approach to identifying land. Suggest a plan, monitor, manage approach to avoid over-allocating land and unnecessary Green Belt loss.
Employment Land Study used 2014 BRES data. Since updated with 2015 BRES data, which show 6% increase in job numbers in Solihull. Experian forecasts therefore underestimated future job growth.
Should include a number of small scale sites for development, including those that support Airport, JLR etc. Range to types, sizes across the Borough.
More difficult to regenerate older sites. Recycle vacant sites & identify replacements elsewhere.
Policy P3 should align with UK Industrial Strategy.

No

Representation ID: 4859

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: St Francis Group

Agent: Pegasus Group

Risk that job growth underestimated and consequently insufficient sites have been allocated.
Additional development and choice is required. Should include a number of small scale sites, including those that support Airport, JLR etc. E.g. SHELAA Site 80.
SHELAA Site 80 compares favourably in SHELAA and Sustainability Appraisal against Site 19 at UKC Hub. Could exclude HS2 safeguarded zone and overhead buffer line.
More difficult to regenerate older sites. Recycle vacant sites & identify replacements elsewhere.
Policy P3 should align with UK Industrial Strategy.

No

Representation ID: 5316

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Jaguar Land Rover

Agent: Mr Neil Tiley

Allocation of land at Damson Parkway is in the right location owing to its relationship with the existing JLR Solihull plant.
Insufficient space at existing plant to accommodate a logistics operation centre of sufficient size to meet business requirements of JLR.
Will prevent the need for parts and components to be driven to of-site storage facilities.
Policy needs to remain flexible.

No

Representation ID: 5559

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Prologis UK Limited

There is a shortage of employment sites within Solihull. The site adjoining Birmingham Business Park has been acquired and will be developed early. It should not be relied upon to be part of the supply of sites to meet economic growth needs over the Plan period.
A substantial increase in employment land above that in the Draft Local Plan Review is necessary if Solihull is to make a proper contribution to achievement of the regional economic targets. The conclusions of the WMLC are highly pertinent and should be afforded significant consideration in subsequent drafting of the Local Plan Review.

No

Representation ID: 5568

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Undisclosed Client

Agent: Savills

There are shortages of employment land and buildings in all size categories.
The land adjacent to Birmingham Business Park has been sold. The development capacity of this site is expected to be taken up very quickly and it should not therefore be regarded as providing capacity for the period of the Local Plan Review.
The Draft Local Plan Review does not currently propose anything like a sufficient level of economic development to enable Solihull to meet its contribution to the WMCA and GBSLEP SEP targets.

No

Representation ID: 5577

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Arden Cross Consortium

Agent: Turley

Policy P3 fails to identify the total employment land required across the Borough over the plan period.
There is a significant under estimation of the potential scale of employment land that will be needed within the Borough to meet the wider strategic economic objectives of the GBSLEP and the WMCA.
It does not appear that the Employment Land Review has considered the level of economic growth identified in the Strategic Economic Plan, and by implication its impact on employment needs, which represents a deficiency that could affect the soundness of the LPR.