Draft Local Plan Review

No

Representation ID: 6215

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Cosmic Fireworks Directors Retirement Fund

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: 6216

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Cosmic Fireworks Directors Retirement Fund

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: 6217

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Cosmic Fireworks Directors Retirement Fund

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: 6218

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Cosmic Fireworks Directors Retirement Fund

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: 6219

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Cosmic Fireworks Directors Retirement Fund

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: 6220

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Cosmic Fireworks Directors Retirement Fund

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: 6221

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Cosmic Fireworks Directors Retirement Fund

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).

No

Representation ID: 6222

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Cosmic Fireworks Directors Retirement Fund

Agent: Tyler Parkes Partnership Ltd

Accessibility Mapping:
Should be corrected to include an assessment of sites 153 & 154, forming part of proposed Site 9, currently omitted from the appraisal.

No

Representation ID: 6223

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Cosmic Fireworks Directors Retirement Fund

Agent: Tyler Parkes Partnership Ltd

Review of evidence:
SHELAA - Ref. 1002 is Category 2, partially within HS2 safeguarded zone, 10-25% in flood zone, less than 10% within LWS. Ref. 1016 is Category 1.
GBA - Combined score of 5-6.
No clear defensible boundary on eastern edge if HS2 not come forward.
Accessibility Study - Score is not true reflection of the whole site.
LCA - general assessment is that area would only be able to accommodate small areas of new development.
Interim SA - scores relatively well except on distance from jobs, impact on heritage assets and over 20ha of good quality agricultural land.

No

Representation ID: 6224

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Cosmic Fireworks Directors Retirement Fund

Agent: Tyler Parkes Partnership Ltd

Review of evidence:
SHELAA - Ref. 75 is only part of Site 2. No assessment been made of eastern section, should be removed from allocation. If no willing landowners not a Category 1 site.
GBA - Combined score of 5. Makes maximum contribution towards GB purpose of safeguarding countryside from encroachment.
Accessibility Study - other than close proximity to primary school site scores poorly.
LCA - general assessment is that area would only be able to accommodate small areas of new development.
Interim SA - scores relatively well except on distance from jobs, proximity to Greenspaces, site is visually prominent.