Draft Local Plan Review

Yes

Representation ID: 1326

Received: 09/02/2017

Respondent: Ellandi LLP

Agent: Williams Gallagher Town Planning Solutions

Agree with range of challenges identified, but should be extended to explicitly cover retail needs across the Plan area taking into account cross boundary requirements. Will require substantial update of Retail, Leisure & Office study to assess quantitative capacity and qualitative need for further retailing to inform clear strategy as to where, when and how much further retail should be accommodated to comply with town centres first approach in national policy

Yes

Representation ID: 1327

Received: 09/02/2017

Respondent: Ellandi LLP

Agent: Williams Gallagher Town Planning Solutions

Welcome reference to Chelmsley Wood as a focus for regeneration and growth and policy protection afforded which subject to wider amendments to the Plan will support investment strategy for Chelmsley Wood shopping centre. There are development opportunities throughout the centre which should be identified in the Plan as part of the masterplan/investment strategy. The whole of the town centre should be defined as primary shopping area to ensure that retail proposals can come forward withjout unnecessary sequential and impact assessment requirements.

No

Representation ID: 1328

Received: 09/02/2017

Respondent: Ellandi LLP

Agent: Williams Gallagher Town Planning Solutions

Object to lack of suitable guidance to define appropriate scale for retail and leisure elements identified for Blythe Valley Business Park to ensure they do not compete with existing or planned facilities elsewhere. The policy should set a suitable threshold beyond which an impact assessment is required to test the consequences of proposals, to be informed by an updated Retail and Leisure study, and ensuring that development is delivered only when the development itself requires it. It should ensure no standalone or destination retail or leisure development beyond that required for the primary function.

No

Representation ID: 1329

Received: 09/02/2017

Respondent: Ellandi LLP

Agent: Williams Gallagher Town Planning Solutions

Object to Policy P2 as not based on up to date evidence of retail and leisure need and bears no resemblance to the scale of development now proposed. The anticipated timing of growth should influence the phasing for plan led retail need and the preferred strategy for delivering it. The Plan should consider when and where need/capacity is likely to arise and identify locally set thresholds above which impact assessments will be required for town centre uses, including changes of use, as the NPPF threshold is too high where town centres are vulnerable. Policy must define primary shopping areas.

No

Representation ID: 3067

Received: 09/02/2017

Respondent: Ellandi LLP

Agent: Williams Gallagher Town Planning Solutions

Object to lack of suitable guidance to define appropriate scale for retail and leisure elements identified for Arden Cross and Birmingham Business Park to ensure they do not compete with existing or planned facilities elsewhere. The policy should set a suitable threshold beyond which an impact assessment is required to test the consequences of proposals, to be informed by an updated Retail and Leisure study, and ensuring that development is delivered only when the development itself requires it. It should ensure no standalone or destination retail or leisure development beyond that required for the primary function.