Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020

If the reference to "redevelopment" refers to NPPF para. 145g development then this should be a separate part of the Policy since this type of development in the Green Belt is not confined to villages or settlements.
The Policy in so far as it relates to NPPF para. 145e infilling should be amended in one of two ways:
1. by deleting the reference to the four "settlements" in 3i and re-wording the section of Policy to read:
"i. Limited infilling may take place in villages without constituting inappropriate development"
or,
2. by adding clarification to the Policy (if there is merit in retaining settlement references) so it reads;
"i. Limited infilling may take place in villages and the following settlements without constituting inappropriate development:
Chadwick End
Cheswick Green
Millison’s Wood
Tidbury Green

It is not clear if the four "settlements" listed in 3i are the "villages" referred to in 3ii and if these are the only four locations where infilling is permitted. The reference to "redevelopment" alongside infilling is also not clear. The NPPF does not define villages. It would be inappropriate for this Policy to limit what may otherwise be compatible NPPF para. 145e development that could take place elsewhere in the Plan area.