Draft Local Plan - Supplementary Consultation

Comment

Representation ID: 9598

Received: 15/03/2019

Respondent: Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council

The Black Country are disappointed that your supplementary consultation statement does not appear to have considered the full implications of the GL Hearn Study and taken the opportunity to test the findings with regards to the growth scenarios within the study. Would like to seek clarity as to whether the new 'call for sites' sites, which has been published as part of the consultation, will be an additional allocation to the 2,000 dwellings. Solihull has a strong functional relationship with the Great Birmingham/Black Country HMA. Current work / evidence shows the Black Country cannot accommodate all of its needs within its urban area leading to a shortfall in the region of 22,000 dwellings and 300ha of employment land. We would expect Solihull to undertake work to establish whether you can increase the contribution. Seek assurances that the full implications of the call for sites and the GL Hearn Study have been fully tested and justified. If this exercise results in increases in the housing numbers which can be accommodated within Solihull and/or a change in the overall Strategy, than there may be a need to include a further consultation stage prior to Publication.