Draft Local Plan Review

No

Representation ID: 2099

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Berkswell Parish Council

Balsall centre must be added to the list of town centres that require a masterplan to define the nature, timing and scope of improvements such as car parking, maintaining its local importance, improving its dated centre and making it an attractive place.
This cannot be done buy a neighbourhood plan given that the level of growth proposed is strategic and not just for local needs. It should therefore be a strategic priority for the Borough.

Yes

Representation ID: 2100

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Berkswell Parish Council

Support policy 7 concerning access to public transport but do not support a reduction on bus service frequency from 15 minutes.
Do not support the change from a 'walking distance of 400m' to a 'distance of 400m'. The policy should be 'walking' distance.
Bus services should be improved or there should be no more homes in Balsall Common. How this public transport is included must be in the plan.
Affordable housing tends to be more reliant on public transport. Poor public transport is incompatible with the 50% affordable housing objective. The level of housing and/or affordable housing should be reduced.

Yes

Representation ID: 2101

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Berkswell Parish Council

see response

Yes

Representation ID: 2102

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Berkswell Parish Council

Support for Policy 1 and 1A but planning rules should be used to discourage distribution or warehousing in UK Central area because of the negative impacts this will have on the road network. Development should be focussed on high productivity, high talent enterprise.

Yes

Representation ID: 2103

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Berkswell Parish Council

Support for Policy 1 and 1A but planning rules should be used to discourage distribution or warehousing in UK Central area because of the negative impacts this will have on the road network. Development should be focussed on high productivity, high talent enterprise.

No

Representation ID: 2104

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Berkswell Parish Council

There is a shortage of bungalows and other single storey accommodation with gardens for older people and disables people. A survey of need for such accommodation should be undertaken and the needs reflected in the housing mix policy.

Yes

Representation ID: 2105

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Berkswell Parish Council

General approach to policy P21 supported. However, the policy allows for the diversion of funds away from areas with development to other areas of the Borough. All funds raised by development should be spent in the area where they are raised, except in very exceptional circumstances. Within this context such funds include all section 106 payments, all CIL monies, all new Homes Bonus and profit from the sale of Solihull Council land for development. Given the scale of proposed development and the infrastructure issues facing Balsall Common Berkswell Council considers this approach proportionate.

No

Representation ID: 2318

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Berkswell Parish Council

The scoring system and parcel boundaries for the Green Belt assessment are flawed and the findings in relation to site allocation 1 and 3 is questionable.
The Parish Council has given a revised scoring for the parcels relating to site 1.
The SHELAA includes a number of inaccuracies in respect to site 1 including HS2 that will be a future bad neighbour.
There is a lack of firm proposals to establish long term and durable Green Belt boundaries.
An holistic study of Balsall Common should be undertaken.
Phasing of housing building needs to recognise HS2.