Draft Local Plan Review

Yes

Representation ID: 2110

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Lendlease

Agent: dp9 Ltd

Growth around the HS2 interchange should be properly planned to ensure the area does not become a new defacto town centre by virtue of its cumulative size and floorspace.
The scale of retail developments at UKC should be more tightly defined to reflect its out of centre location.
The town centre first approach should not be circumvented either by virtue of failure to identify and plan to meet capacity in appropriate town centre sites, or by allowing a large quantum of retail floorspace, which could be proportionately significant when compared to the scale of the Town Centre and other centres.

Yes

Representation ID: 2111

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Lendlease

Agent: dp9 Ltd

Support the development of Solihull Town Centre but need to ensure that its continued success is not detrimentally impacted by inappropriate development outside of centres in the Borough.
The retail evidence base should be fully updated.
Solihull Town Centre should continue to be the primary focus for retail and leisure development.
Opportunity sites, and the introduction and addition of complementary town centre uses are supported.
Support the principle of relocating the train station and improvements to north/south access to the High Street.
Borough wide public transport accessibility proposals are welcomed but connectivity to Solihull Town Centre should also be improved.