Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020

Object

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

Object

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

Object

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.

Object

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.

Object

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

Object

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

Object

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

Object

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

Object

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

Object

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