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Draft Local Plan Review
Q7. Do you agree with Policy P2? If not why not, and what alternative would you suggest?
Representation ID: 2112
Received: 17/02/2017
Respondent: ALDI Stores Ltd
Agent: Turley
Fails to acknowledge that Solihull Town centre's role as the principle focus for retail development in the Borough. The Policy fails to provide a positive framework for the attraction of new retail floorspace into the Town Centre. It is unduly focussed on the diversification of land uses in the Town Centre through the provision of allocation sites to accommodate other town centre uses, but fails to allocate any land to meet the needs of new retailers who may wish to invest in the Town Centre.
Policy P2 is not underpinned by an up to date assessment of retail floorspace requirements.
see letter
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Draft Local Plan Review
Q8. Do you believe the right scale and location of development has been identified? If not why not?
Representation ID: 2113
Received: 17/02/2017
Respondent: ALDI Stores Ltd
Agent: Turley
Only one of the six proposed Solihull Town Centre Masterplan Opportunity Sites allows any opportunity to accommodate retail development.
It is important that the Local Plan allows sufficient flexibility for new retail investment to come forward on appropriate town centre sites.
The Homer Road Civic Buildings site is well linked to Touchwood and would make a logical extension to the primary shopping area.
Suggest the plan is amended to recognise that the two sites comprising the Homer Road Civic Buildings could come forward separately and that the former Magistrates Court site is identified as being suitable for a discount foodstore.
see letter
