Draft Local Plan Review

No

Representation ID: 1951

Received: 15/02/2017

Respondent: Solihull Ratepayers Association

Objection to Site 4:

700 homes is 33% extension to Dickens Heath.
Reduce housing number to 550.
Retain the area between Tythe Barn Lane and the Canal as Green Belt/designated to existing use or Recreation and Sports Grounds.
Strong local support to retain AKAMBA.
Impact on local infrastructure in Dickens Heath village centre, traffic and parking at Whitlocks End station.
Affordable housing for local needs in Dickens Heath.

No

Representation ID: 1952

Received: 15/02/2017

Respondent: Solihull Ratepayers Association

Concentration of 2550 homes in this area is excessive.

No

Representation ID: 1953

Received: 15/02/2017

Respondent: Solihull Ratepayers Association

Concentration of 2550 homes in this area is excessive.

No

Representation ID: 1954

Received: 15/02/2017

Respondent: Solihull Ratepayers Association

Objection to Site 13.

2550 homes is excessive in the area.
Seek to retain and Enhance existing open space and a green
Corridor to the Bridleway, Canal, Bills Lane and the wider Countryside for health and well-being benefit of existing and future residents.
Should be no secondary vehicular access to Woodlands and Badgers Estate.
Affordable housing for local needs in Dickens Heath.

No

Representation ID: 2552

Received: 15/02/2017

Respondent: Solihull Ratepayers Association

The concentration of sites 4, 11, 12 and 13 are in such close proximity separated by only roadways or a narrow section of open space/Green Belt resulting in an undue degree of pressure on an already stretched local infrastructure, services and local environmental amenities in the area and on the A34 Corridor.
Risk of damaging community cohesion and the ability of the area to assimilate large additional settlement.
Site allocations should be reviewed and the overall numbers reduced. Allocation of smaller Green Belt sites across the Borough could reduce concentration of housing in this area.
Also opportunity for smaller builders.

Yes

Representation ID: 2553

Received: 15/02/2017

Respondent: Solihull Ratepayers Association

Agree with need to build 6150 extra homes.

No

Representation ID: 2554

Received: 15/02/2017

Respondent: Solihull Ratepayers Association

Site selection process has resulted in a disproportionate concentration of new
housing 2550 homes adjacent to the South Shirley Urban Area mainly in Blythe Ward, rather than providing a more even distribution across the borough.
Should have flagged up need for a further assessment stage that limited such a concentration occurring and the adverse impact this would obviously create on the ability of the local infrastructure to assimilate such large scale new development without harming community cohesion.
Allocation of smaller Green Belt sites across the Borough could reduce concentration of housing in the South Shirley & Blythe Villages area.

No

Representation ID: 2556

Received: 15/02/2017

Respondent: Solihull Ratepayers Association

Green Belt around Sites 4, 11, 12 and 13 is too narrow and vulnerable to coalescence between settlements.
Require more qualitative assessment of Green Belt.
Refer to statements on Green Belt in Housing White Paper consultation.
Necessary technical assessments, especially for connectivity and
facilities are not currently available. These are needed to comment on the infrastructure requirements to ensure the proposed sites are deliverable and will not cause undue harm.

No

Representation ID: 2558

Received: 15/02/2017

Respondent: Solihull Ratepayers Association

Sites 4 and 13:

Local infrastructure cannot cope with 2550 new homes in Blythe Ward/south of Shirley.
Traffic on main and feeder roads.
Insufficient parking at Whitlocks End Station.

No

Representation ID: 2559

Received: 15/02/2017

Respondent: Solihull Ratepayers Association

Affordable housing policy for local needs on strategic sites in Dickens Heath Parish required.