Draft Local Plan Review

Yes

Representation ID: 3472

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Rosconn Stategic Land

Agent: DS Planning

Agree with Challenges, in particular to meet full objectively assessed housing needs and accommodating some of HMA shortfall.
See response to Q.15.

No

Representation ID: 3943

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Rosconn Stategic Land

Agent: DS Planning

Agree in principle, in particular:
Higher density development along key public transport corridors.
Sustainable urban extensions.
Rural Area vision, noting severe shortage of affordable housing.
Mix of market and affordable housing in Knowle and Dorridge.

Reference should also be made to affordable housing need in Hockley Heath.

Yes

Representation ID: 3945

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Rosconn Stategic Land

Agent: DS Planning

Agree in principle, in particular:
Balanced approach of concentration and dispersal of housing sites - but concerned an overreliance on larger urban extensions.
Optimise opportunities to bring forward development for community benefit.
Exceptions are;
Growth option F has excluded Dorridge and Hockley Heath, should be included. Critical to meet affordable housing need, cater for ageing population and address loss of key services and facilities in these settlements.
Spatial Strategy Diagram should include Dorridge and Hockley Heath.

No

Representation ID: 3946

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Rosconn Stategic Land

Agent: DS Planning

Lack of confidence that level of residential development will come forward within the plan period.
No certainty on timeframe of HS2 development, UK Central Hub Area in general and precise uses and percentages of different land uses in Hub.
Concern about effects of future Airport plans and its land requirements to expand.

Yes

Representation ID: 3947

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Rosconn Stategic Land

Agent: DS Planning

Agree in principle, particularly ambitions for Solihull Town Centre.
However, increasing residential capacity and the relocation of the train station
closer to the town centre have been longstanding ambitions.
Whilst these are supported they have not moved forward towards realisation and remain ambitions.
Doubtful that 861 homes in plan period or 1400 homes overall is achievable.

Yes

Representation ID: 3948

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Rosconn Stategic Land

Agent: DS Planning

Agree in principle.
Note that alternative uses may be allowed where specific criteria are met.
Concern that employment sites are not sacrificed inappropriately due to the housing shortage.

No

Representation ID: 3949

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Rosconn Stategic Land

Agent: DS Planning

The Affordable Housing figure of 50% is too high and a potential impediment to housing delivery.
The full implications of the housing white paper need to be assessed and would reserve judgement on a final policy.

No

Representation ID: 3964

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Rosconn Stategic Land

Agent: DS Planning

Concern that the full OAHN presented in the SHMA provides an underestimate of housing need in the Borough in accordance with current guidance.
The SDLP is therefore not planning for the correct number of homes to meet
housing need and the housing target should be increased.
Barton Willmore study recommends 987dpa as baseline scenario and 1,076-1,179 as UKC scenario. Due to suppression of household formation rates for younger people and need to balance housing and economic growth.
HMA shortfall in addition to this.
Further work being carried out by broader HMA will need to be taken into account.

No

Representation ID: 3966

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Rosconn Stategic Land

Agent: DS Planning

Concern about ability to bring forward current employment sites at this location within the Plan period and the potential conflict with the employment policy P3 on retention of employment land.
Relocation of employment uses may be an option but to where within Solihull? No indication is given within the Plan of such an option.

No

Representation ID: 3969

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Rosconn Stategic Land

Agent: DS Planning

Open countryside with no clear, definitive, robust Green Belt boundaries being identifiable, as required by NPPF.
With no clear and firm definitive green belt boundary evident on the allocation plan between Dog Kennel Lane and Cheswick Green it is difficult to assess the level of
housing achievable on this site, a site which could lead to coalescence with Cheswick Green.