Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020

Object

Representation ID: 14071

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: Bus Action Partnership (KDBH)

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Para. 685 - Object to assertion that area is well served by public transport.
- Dorridge train service not convenient for Knowle residents, given station parking issues.
- Night time return services from Birmingham to Dorridge are poor. See Solihull Connected’s references to Community Liveability Programme.
- Currently no bus service along Hampton Road.
- KDBH already has high car ownership, imperative that bus service is improved to enable Sites KN1 and KN2.

Object

Representation ID: 14076

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: Bus Action Partnership (KDBH)

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Para. 690 – Object – Area is not well served by public transport. Infrequent, unreliable, unpunctual bus service.

Object

Representation ID: 14077

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: Bus Action Partnership (KDBH)

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Para. 696 – Object – Improvement required immediately to bus services. Recent survey by Bus Action Partnership showed dissatisfaction with frequency, reliability and punctuality of services.
N.B. See Para. 253 of Plan - KDBH has 10% of Borough’s population, but transport operators claim it is difficult to achieve sustainable modes of transport as area is categorised as rural.

Object

Representation ID: 14078

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: Bus Action Partnership (KDBH)

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Policy P7 2ii - Standard would not apply to majority of Knowle, or most of sites KN1 or KN2.

Object

Representation ID: 14080

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: Bus Action Partnership (KDBH)

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

- Plan refers to Local Walking and Cycling Implementation Plan and routes, but these are not marked on Concept Masterplans for KN1 and KN2.
- Illustrative Masterplans could show indicative safe & attractive walking and cycling routes.

Object

Representation ID: 14081

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: Bus Action Partnership (KDBH)

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

- Plan refers to Local Walking and Cycling Implementation Plan and routes, but these are not marked on Concept Masterplans for KN1 and KN2.
- Illustrative Masterplans could show indicative safe & attractive walking and cycling routes.