Draft Local Plan Review

No

Representation ID: 6145

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Landowners Wootton Green Land Balsall Common

Agent: Tyler Parkes Partnership Ltd

Proportionate evidence not been provided in support of Council's proposed housing allocations or to justify the rejection of other sites which perform equally well.
Much of the submitted evidence is subject to challenge due to omission of sites within reports and mistakes made during site assessments.

No

Representation ID: 6146

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Landowners Wootton Green Land Balsall Common

Agent: Tyler Parkes Partnership Ltd

Many of rejected sites from SHELAA:
Do not have existing viable community or recreational facilities,
Moderate to low value to the purposes of including land within the Green Belt,
Relatively sustainable,
Less landscape impact,
Partly brownfield/previously developed land,
Perform better when judged against Council's guiding principles (p.35 of DLP).

No

Representation ID: 6147

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Landowners Wootton Green Land Balsall Common

Agent: Tyler Parkes Partnership Ltd

Over-concentration of growth in south-west of Borough with sites 4, 11, 12 and 13.
800 more dwellings than Dickens Heath (1,642 units).
Land to south of Sites 12 and 13 has no clear defensible Green Belt boundary.
Significant extension to Shirley area.
Will cause coalescence of settlements in Shirley, Dickens Heath, Cheswick Green, Majors Green and Whitlocks End.
Adverse impact on existing communities and infrastructure.
Landscape character in this area sensitive to change (LCA, 2016), cannot accommodate development of this scale.

No

Representation ID: 6148

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Landowners Wootton Green Land Balsall Common

Agent: Tyler Parkes Partnership Ltd

Review of evidence:
Loss of Green Belt in significant location (GBA Score 7 and 8 out of 12).
Adverse impact on sensitive landscape character.
Impact on infrastructure.
Impact on community facilities.
Accessibility score not refer to whole site.
Impact on existing communities and cohesion.
SHELAA Refs 126 and 130 are Category 2; SHELAA Ref 176 is Category 3.
Issues include: existing road needs upgrading, 10-24% is LWS, much of site not within or adjacent to settlement, includes sports pitches from which multiple football clubs operate, less than 50% is contaminated land, much is Grade 4 agricultural land.

No

Representation ID: 6149

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Landowners Wootton Green Land Balsall Common

Agent: Tyler Parkes Partnership Ltd

Review of evidence:
Loss of Green Belt in significant location (GBA Score 6 out of 12).
Adverse impact on sensitive landscape character.
Impact on infrastructure.
Accessibility score not refer to whole site.
Impact on existing communities and cohesion.
SHELAA Reference 1007, classified as Category 2. Recognises that development of larger site would result in coalescence of Shirley with Cheswick Green. Less that 50% of site is considered contaminated land/landfill. 10-25% of site is within Flood Zone 3.

No

Representation ID: 6150

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Landowners Wootton Green Land Balsall Common

Agent: Tyler Parkes Partnership Ltd

Review of evidence:
Loss of Green Belt in significant location (GBA score 6 out of 12).
Adverse impact on sensitive landscape character.
Impact on infrastructure.
Impact on community facilities.
Impact on existing communities and cohesion.
SHLAA Site Ref. 41, includes much larger area than land proposed. Category 2 for development. Less than 10% of site within a LWS. Less than 50% affected by heritage assets. Grade 4 agricultural land.
States that development would undermine existing Christmas tree orchard business.
Recognises that developing entire site would result in coalescence of Shirley with Dickens Heath.

No

Representation ID: 6151

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Landowners Wootton Green Land Balsall Common

Agent: Tyler Parkes Partnership Ltd

22% increase in dwellings in Knowle. Overconcentration of growth in rural village.
Will have significant and potentially unacceptable adverse impact on the existing community and infrastructure.
Difficult to assimilate new and existing communities at that scale.
Arden Academy has undergone a significant number of upgrades and extensions in recent years, which undermines need and cost justification of brand new secondary school.
Smaller-scaled development in Knowle/Dorridge could allow improvements at the school via CIL/S106s, and wouldn't require a rebuild.

No

Representation ID: 6152

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Landowners Wootton Green Land Balsall Common

Agent: Tyler Parkes Partnership Ltd

Review of evidence:
SHELAA - Category 1 sites. Larger site to the north not considered within/adjacent to free standing village. Trees will need to be considered.
GBA - Combined score of 7. Should be 11 to account for significant contribution football club makes to GB. Other sites, e.g. have lower scores.
LCA - Considered a 'low' capacity to accommodate change.
Interim SA - Development would lead to net ecological loss.
Loss of well-used sports facility.
Removal from Green Belt not justified by NPPF.

No

Representation ID: 6153

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Landowners Wootton Green Land Balsall Common

Agent: Tyler Parkes Partnership Ltd

Review of evidence:
SHELAA - Category 1 site. Comments that comprehensive masterplan is proposed. 10-24% of site is in LWS.
GBA - Combined score of 5. Should be increased to 6 and 7 as close to other settlements.
LCA - Considered a 'low' capacity to accommodate change.
Interim SA - Site includes over 20ha of high quality agricultural land, ecological interest, close to noise sources, visually prominent setting.
Removal from Green Belt not justified by NPPF.
Arden Academy has undergone a significant number of upgrades and extensions recently.
Undermines need and cost justification of brand new secondary school.

No

Representation ID: 6154

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Landowners Wootton Green Land Balsall Common

Agent: Tyler Parkes Partnership Ltd

Illogical and unsound that no suitable land has been proposed for housing in Dorridge:
Excellent transport links (bus and rail),
New shopping centre,
Excellent community facilities (park, wildlife areas, cricket club).