Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020

Object

Representation ID: 11055

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: The Dunleavy Family

Agent: DS Planning

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Plan fails to adequately address future need for specialist housing for older people. Whilst specialist housing or care bed spaces is required on sites over 300 units, there is no mechanism for delivery.
Depending on larger sites to deliver specialist housing will not address the current need and is likely to exacerbate need going forward, due to lead in times, build out rates and complex land ownership issues.
Specific suitable sites should be allocated rather than relying on larger sites address provision. These additional sites should be in addition to the allocations and numbers already identified within the Plan.

Object

Representation ID: 11056

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: The Dunleavy Family

Agent: DS Planning

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Minimum housing need should be increased to account for UK Central job growth and ‘acute’ need for affordable housing.
Uncertainty and wide variation of figures about HMA shortfall. No evidence that Solihull’s contribution has been agreed or that it meets duty to cooperate obligations. No Statement of Common Ground so no real commitment to resolving the shortfall within the GBBC HMA.
Numbers from the Brownfield Land Register are unreliable given no part 2 register and no guarantee that sites will yield the capacity identified.
Past trends are not compelling evidence that windfall is a reliable source of supply.

Object

Representation ID: 11057

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: The Dunleavy Family

Agent: DS Planning

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Decisions regarding removing land from the Green Belt and addressing minor anomalies in current Green Belt boundaries are illogical.
Properties along Widney Manor Road should be removed from the Green Belt as they are part of the built up area of Solihull. The area does not fulfil the purposes of including land in the Green Belt and its removal will allow windfall housing contribution to be boosted.
Area was considered in previous consultations with some potential justification given. Area is no different to the area north of School Road in Hockley Heath where Green Belt boundary changes are considered appropriate.