Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020

Object

Representation ID: 11029

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: Grove Road Residents

Agent: Pegasus Group

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The extent of allocation is inappropriate and is not adequately justified.
The southern portion of the site is sensitive in Green Belt, ecology, heritage and landscape character terms. Proposed access arrangements from the South are difficult and will adversely impact on the sensitive landscape and heritage on this part of the site. No evidence showing how the site will be delivered given fragmented ownership and complexity of issues.
Proposed transport mitigation measures will adversely impact on sensitive nature of the site.
Exceptional circumstances for Green Belt changes not demonstrated.
Issues with proposed Green Belt compensation measures.

Object

Representation ID: 11030

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: Grove Road Residents

Agent: Pegasus Group

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Policy does not accord with the NPPF.
It is clear from paragraph 138 that addressing ‘compensatory improvements’ should be addressed at the plan-making stage, not left to the planning application process. The concept masterplan (for KN2) makes no mention of Green Belt compensation and it is difficult to see how compensatory Green Belt measures will be achieved given the amount of built development on site. No off-site mitigation proposed. Comments in the masterplan document are vague and open to interpretation.