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Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Policy KN2 : South of Knowle (Arden Triangle)
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.
Masterplan must be re-drawn and Policy KN2 re-drafted. There are two reasonable alternatives which must be considered.
The first is to leave the extent of any built development to the South to extend no further than the existing public footpath linking Warwick Road with Grove Road. The area to the south of the footpath should remain Green Belt and enhanced for open space, ecology, heritage and to provide compensation for loss of Green Belt in relation to other parts of the allocation.
The second reasonable alternative is to utilise the line of the Cuttle Brook which is intended to be de-culverted and integrated into the drainage and environmental strategy for the site. This will be a strong physical feature, which will clearly demarcate the sensitive southern part of the site.
Without due consideration of reasonable alternatives and subsequent amendments, the allocation of site KN2 is considered to be unsound.
Vehicular accesses should be avoided from roads to the East which includes Station Road, Grove Road and Knowle Wood Road. These roads should be used to provide traffic free pedestrian and cycle routes.
Policy KN2 and supporting Concept Plan should be amended to retain the southern section of the site within the Green Belt. This area of the site can then be used for Green Belt compensation measures.
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Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Policy P17A Green Belt Compensation
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.
Concept masterplans should identify specific Green Belt compensation measures.
See attachments.
