Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020

Object

Representation ID: 14230

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: L&Q Estates - Land at Bickenhill Road, Marston Green

Agent: Pegasus Group

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The Council should be demonstrating how the section on density in Policy P5 will be implemented in practice and should provide evidence to show enough land has been allocated to deliver the stated number of homes considering all the standards.

Object

Representation ID: 14231

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: L&Q Estates - Land at Bickenhill Road, Marston Green

Agent: Pegasus Group

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

There is the need to release further Green Belt to address unmet residential need over the plan period. It is necessary for the plan to safeguard land as a series of reserve options to provide flexibility and a balanced approach within and beyond the plan period.

Object

Representation ID: 14232

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: L&Q Estates - Land at Bickenhill Road, Marston Green

Agent: Pegasus Group

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The Council needs to demonstrate compensatory provision relative to the Green Belt release, it is not for the developer to undertake this exercise at the planning application stage.

Object

Representation ID: 14233

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: L&Q Estates - Land at Bickenhill Road, Marston Green

Agent: Pegasus Group

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Land at Bickenhill Road, Marston Green is available, developable and would deliver 137 – 176 dwellings depending upon density. There are no known constraints that would prevent development. Evidence demonstrates that in Green Belt terms the site is suitable for consideration as a ‘Green Site’, development would have a minimal impact upon the Green Belt. The proposals would support the delivery of the Council’s preferred approach that focuses development towards the most sustainable locations.

There are exceptional circumstances to justify the release of the site from the Green Belt to deliver housing growth for which there is a need. As a very minimum the site should be safeguarded to provide flexibility for future needs although the unmet need means that it should be brought forward now.