Draft Local Plan - Supplementary Consultation

Object

Representation ID: 9349

Received: 21/03/2019

Respondent: Halford Holdings

Agent: Tyler Parkes Partnership Ltd

The text accompanying the illustrative emerging masterplan for site 15, Jensen
House, (page 92) of the masterplan document, states, 'Work is currently in progress
to determine whether and to what extent this site may be available to accommodate
residential development.' Given this stated uncertainty about deliverability of the
estimated 50 dwellings and given the national policy requirement for allocated sites
to be deliverable, it is inappropriate and unsound for site 15 to be included in the
Solihull Local Plan Review.

Comment

Representation ID: 9350

Received: 21/03/2019

Respondent: Halford Holdings

Agent: Tyler Parkes Partnership Ltd

Whilst our Client supports the removal of the washed over Green Belt status of the
land east of Solihull both north and south of Hampton Lane, including all land in his
ownership, he firmly believes that the sites should be allocated for development and
removed from the Green Belt even if the settlement boundary is not adjusted
elsewhere. This is because the site meets all the national and local site selection
criteria, details of which are highlighted within this letter.

Comment

Representation ID: 9351

Received: 21/03/2019

Respondent: Halford Holdings

Agent: Tyler Parkes Partnership Ltd

Sites 16 and 17 land south of Hampton Lane and west of Ravenshaw Lane/south of Hampton Lane should be removed from the Green Belt and allocated for housing, or safeguarded for future needs. Sites are suitable, constraint free and deliverable. Conform with strategy to focus development in and around Solihull town centre. Lower performing green belt parcels supported by Sustainability Appraisal in landscape area capable of accommodating development. Site assessment reference to coalescence misleading as GBA indicates little contribution towards Purpose 2. Accessible to facilities and public transport.

Comment

Representation ID: 9352

Received: 21/03/2019

Respondent: Halford Holdings

Agent: Tyler Parkes Partnership Ltd

St. George and Teresa School, site 155, is currently in educational use therefore an alternative site for would need to be found before this site could be released for residential redevelopment.
Safeguarded land should be identified and removed from green belt to meet future need and avoid need to alter green belt boundaries in review.
Evidence behind Review flawed, no detailed landscape assessments of preferred/amber sites, no revision to IDP, and no feasibility/masterplanning of SGS growth location recommendations.

Support

Representation ID: 9353

Received: 21/03/2019

Respondent: Halford Holdings

Agent: Tyler Parkes Partnership Ltd

SMBC has demonstrated exceptional circumstances exist for some land to be
released from the Green Belt to accommodate the Borough's own needs and a
contribution to the unmet needs arising from the wider HMA as it is clear that the
need cannot be accommodated simply by increasing densities and directing
development towards non-Green Belt land.