Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020

Object

Representation ID: 11193

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: Persimmon Homes Central

Agent: Planning Prospects

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Paragraph 138 of the National Planning Policy Framework states that Plans should “set out ways in which the impact of removing land from the Green Belt can be offset through compensatory improvements to the environmental quality and accessibility of remaining Green Belt land”. The Plan should set out such compensation if required- it's not for a development at a future point to provide for its justification.

Support

Representation ID: 11194

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: Persimmon Homes Central

Agent: Planning Prospects

Allocation BL1 is considered suitable, deliverable and is therefore supported. Persimmon’s site, Land North of Tythe Barn Lane, can be developed as an early phase of the overall allocated site. The proposals have been refined for this part of the allocation to align to the Council’s masterplan.

Object

Representation ID: 11195

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: Persimmon Homes Central

Agent: Planning Prospects

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Policy BL1 requires the relocation of the existing sports provision south of Tythe Barn Lane. Where the development of any phase of the allocation impacts upon existing sports provision, that phase should provide for its relocation. Each development phase should mitigate its own impacts.

Criterion 3 references Green Belt enhancements in relation to replacement sports provision – this is only relevant to those phases of the development which result in the loss of existing facilities.

Object

Representation ID: 11196

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: Persimmon Homes Central

Agent: Planning Prospects

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Criteria 5 of Policy BL1 restricts development of the site until the existing sports facilities south of Tythe Barn Lane are relocated. Mitigation can only reasonably be imposed upon any phase of development of the site which results in the loss of the existing facility- the Persimmon site does not impact on existing facilities.

The plan should seek opportunities for phased delivery to support early housing delivery in the plan period. The current wording of BL1 is restrictive and could potentially prevent early delivery of the Persimmon parcel.

Object

Representation ID: 11197

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: Persimmon Homes Central

Agent: Planning Prospects

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Criterion 2 Parts Xiii and iX refer to other policy requirements of the plan relating to self build and elderly accommodation and are not necessary to repeat.

Object

Representation ID: 11198

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: Persimmon Homes Central

Agent: Planning Prospects

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Policy P4A should align with the definition of affordable housing in Annex 2 of the National Planning Policy Framework to include Discount Market properties sold at 20% below local market value.

Object

Representation ID: 11199

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: Persimmon Homes Central

Agent: Planning Prospects

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

It is unclear which elements of Policy P4A is expected to change in the updated Meeting Housing Needs SPD. The policy should define what is meant by affordable housing. Criteria 6, 7 and 8 should be more appropriately set out in the SPD.

Object

Representation ID: 11201

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: Persimmon Homes Central

Agent: Planning Prospects

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Criteria 3 of Policy P4C which sets out a detailed dwelling mix is overly prescriptive and appears to override Criteria 1. A further Meeting Housing Needs SPD would be a more appropriate tool to define needed provision.

Object

Representation ID: 11202

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: Persimmon Homes Central

Agent: Planning Prospects

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Government policy seeks to boost the supply of housing. The “Planning for the Future” White Paper demonstrates the Government’s commitment to addressing the lack of housing supply. The Plan adopts a stepped trajectory which is contrary to the Governments aims. The priority should be to deliver earlier in the plan period.