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Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Balsall Common
Representation ID: 14173
Received: 11/12/2020
Respondent: Berkswell Parish Council
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
Object to the use of Green Belt land for housing in Balsall Common but qualified support for the concept masterplans for the sites which reflect most of the appropriate policies in the Berkswell NDP. Support the location of open space between existing and new housing, preservation of areas of ecological interest with commitment to enhance the natural environment, vehicular access only from the new relief road and Waste Lane (BC1) and expectation of landowner collaboration. Support green corridor along Waste Lane with open space/Local Green Space. The layout and design of new developments and effective integration into the current built environment provided by the concept plans, as currently written, will ensure the community has a better chance of remaining a good place
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Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Balsall Common
Representation ID: 14181
Received: 11/12/2020
Respondent: Berkswell Parish Council
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Policy BC1 and masterplan. Object to lack of interconnectivity between public open spaces and with the countryside, contrary to guidance/policy in paragraph 301, P9 4iii and P10. The 3 open spaces should be connected to facilitate movement of wildlife with a minimum 6.5m wide corridor to be planted and enhanced. By utilising the public open space buffer and/or 30m gap as required in the Berkswell NDP, this need not sffect the development capacity
Policy BC1 paragraph 2v is modified with additional wording 'including the linking of the 3 ecologically important areas with a wildlife corridor of at least 6.5 metres in width'
The supporting Illustrative Concept Master Plan BC1: Barratt’s Farm is modified to show the position of that wildlife corridor
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Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Balsall Common
Representation ID: 14182
Received: 11/12/2020
Respondent: Berkswell Parish Council
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Object to the lack of mitigation for environmental noise from HS2 which will impact around half of Site BC1, contrary to guidance in the NPPF/Noise Policy for England.
Policy BC1 – Barratt’s Farm should be modified as follows
'Homes built on this site in areas which are affected by environmental noise as defined by British Standard 8233:2014 (Guidance on sound insulation and noise reduction for buildings) or its successor standard should be constructed to meet the requirements of that standard or its successors.'
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Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Balsall Common
Representation ID: 14183
Received: 11/12/2020
Respondent: Berkswell Parish Council
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Supports the inclusion of Site BC6, Object to the lack of mitigation for environmental noise from HS2/West Coast mainline railways which will impact on Site BC6, contrary to guidance in the NPPF/Noise Policy for England.
Policy BC6 – Lavender Hall Farm should be modified as follows
'Homes built on this site in areas which are affected by environmental noise as defined by British Standard 8233:2014 (Guidance on sound insulation and noise reduction for buildings) or its successor standard should be constructed to meet the requirements of that standard or its successors.'
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Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Balsall Common
Representation ID: 14184
Received: 11/12/2020
Respondent: Berkswell Parish Council
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Whilst Site BC6 is supported in principle, object to the lack of provision for a footway/cycleway link to the nearest school, Berkswell C of E primary, contrary to the cycling/walking strategy and Policies P7/P8
Policy paragraph 3 should be modified by the inclusion of the following wording as 3vi:
“Financial contribution to the creation of a pavement/cycleway to Berkswell School.”
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Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Balsall Common
Representation ID: 14186
Received: 11/12/2020
Respondent: Berkswell Parish Council
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Object to the omission of Site 43 Old Lodge Farm, Kenilworth Road from the table of site allocations, as it is above the threshold of small sites and should be allocated as its removal from the Green Belt enables its development.
Allocation will need to address issues relating to access to play area and school, and environmental noise
The table of allocated sites in paragraph 226 should be modified to include Site 43 Old Lodge Farm with a site area of 1.4 hectares and a capacity of 40 homes. The windfall housing supply should be reduced accordingly in table in paragraph 225
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Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Balsall Common
Representation ID: 14187
Received: 11/12/2020
Respondent: Berkswell Parish Council
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Site 43 Old Lodge Farm, Kenilworth Road should be allocated for housing with a new policy. Mitigation for environmental noise from the A452, Relief Road and West Coast mainline will be required to accord with guidance in the NPPF/Noise Policy for England. Provision should be made for a play area, as the nearest existing sites are the other side of the Relief Road, as well as enhancement of Lavender Hall Park. Enhancement of the public right of way network is required, including a new walking/cycling route to the wider network and Berkswell C of E school
A new policy “BC7 – Old Lodge Farm”, should be created with the following wording
1. The site is allocated for 40 dwellings
2. Homes built on this site in areas which are affected by environmental noise as defined by British Standard 8233:2014 (Guidance on sound insulation and noise reduction for buildings) or its successor standard should be constructed to meet the requirements of that standard or its successors.
3. Likely infrastructure requirements will include
3.1. Provision of public open space, including a doorstep play area, with a contribution to Lavender Hall Park
3.2. Enhancement of the public right of way network, including new walking and cycling route connecting to the wider network and Berkswell School
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Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Balsall Common
Representation ID: 14189
Received: 11/12/2020
Respondent: Berkswell Parish Council
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Object to the proposed Green Belt boundary as set out in Paragraph 537 which excludes land from the Green Belt that is proposed to be retained as open space/Local Green Space. Whilst the proposed open/green space is supported, the public open space south of Waste Lane and the Local Green Space bounded by Waste Lane/Old Waste Lane should be retained in the Green Belt
The proposed Green Belt boundary south of BC1 and north of BC4 around Waste Lane should retain the proposed public open space and Local Green Space in the Green Belt
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Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Policy BC4 - Pheasant Oak Farm, Balsall Common
Representation ID: 14190
Received: 11/12/2020
Respondent: Berkswell Parish Council
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
The curtilage of Site BC4 should be amended to retain the public open space along the Waste Lane corridor within the Green Belt, which will minimise the reduction in Green Belt gap between Balsall Common and Burton Green/Coventry
The curtilage of Site BC4 should be amended to retain the public open space along the Waste Lane corridor within the Green Belt
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Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Balsall Common
Representation ID: 14191
Received: 11/12/2020
Respondent: Berkswell Parish Council
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Object to the wording to paragraph 539, which should highlight the importance of retaining the open space at the entrance to Balsall Common from the east and the Green Belt gap to Burton Green/Coventry
The following wording should be added to paragraph 539.
“This area of land is critical to maintaining the apparent width of the Meriden Gap and maintaining the rural nature of the approach to Balsall Common from the Coventry/Burton Green direction”
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