Draft Local Plan Review

Yes

Representation ID: 4101

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Federated Scrap Ltd

Agent: Harris Lamb Planning Consultancy

Welcome strategy in the DLP to meet the economic and housing needs for the plan, as well as wider housing market area.
Support development in the Green Belt.
Concerned that quantum of housing is insufficient to fulfill objectives of plan, and need to provide housing in the wider HMA.
Important that Birmingham's neighbouring authorities' are able to meet the shorfall figure for the benefit of the region as t.a whole. This is to ensure that the economy is supported, potential offered by HS2 is realised and the housing needs of the existing and future workforce are met.

Yes

Representation ID: 4102

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Federated Scrap Ltd

Agent: Harris Lamb Planning Consultancy

Accept that a range of housing will be need to be provided to meet the requirements of all those living in the plan area and the wider HMA.
Suggest Policy P4c is amended to include reference to provision for higher value housing sites to support the economic strategy.

No

Representation ID: 4103

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Federated Scrap Ltd

Agent: Harris Lamb Planning Consultancy

50% figure is too high.
Will cause problems for viability and deliverability.
Suggest 40%.

No

Representation ID: 4104

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Federated Scrap Ltd

Agent: Harris Lamb Planning Consultancy

Concerned about suggested figure of 5% of self-build on development sites.
Would be detrimental to relase of land and could cause problems in terms of delivering the oeverall erquirement.
Suggested that the reference to a % of self-build sites be deleted.

No

Representation ID: 4105

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Federated Scrap Ltd

Agent: Harris Lamb Planning Consultancy

Disagree with housing number.
Strategic Housing Needs Study (2015) is significantly out of date.
Apparent that no account has been taken of overspill from the Birmingham Local Plan.
Proposed 2000 figure is a significant under-estimate of actual housing needs in area.
New SHMA for whole HMA should be undertaken.
Given Solihull's strategic location and importance to wider regional economy, it should take a much more significant proportion of the unmet need of the wider HMA.
Suggest a figure of 20% should be tested.

No

Representation ID: 4106

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Federated Scrap Ltd

Agent: Harris Lamb Planning Consultancy

SHELAA Site 68: Land north east of Knowle, Jacobean Lane, Copt Heath.
Appropriate to release land to north east of Knowle in addition to existing allocation at Site 8.
Land adjoining this site and on the other side of Jacobean lane could be brought forward to meet plan needs and longer term to 2050.

No

Representation ID: 6280

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Federated Scrap Ltd

Agent: Harris Lamb Planning Consultancy

Need to ensure that:
Housing sites offered are capable of being delivered within the plan period;
A range of sites to meet all sectors of the market, inlcuding higher value dwellings is provided for. Important to attract new businesses and an appropriate workforce.
Reliance on major urban extensions is treated with caution due to need for extensive infrastructure to bring them forward.
Brownfield sites insufficient.
Green Belt release is not left until the later periods of the plan. Should be released early on to ensure delivery of sites over whole plan period.
Review of Green Belt goes up to 2050.

No

Representation ID: 6281

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Federated Scrap Ltd

Agent: Harris Lamb Planning Consultancy

Tests of soundness:
Not positively prepared - does not meet objectively assessed housing needs for the HMA. Solihull needs to contribute to the overspill to ensure sustainable development can take place and to support the region's economy.
Green Belt review should release land for future plan periods up to 2050.
Not justified - does not test reasonable alternative as it does not meet the housing requirements of the wider HMA.
Not effective - does not meet cross boundary objectives since it fails to fulfil the uptodate objectively assessed needs of HMA.
Not consistent with national policy - inadequate housing provision.