Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020

Object

Representation ID: 14118

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: Domino’s Pizza UK & Ireland

Agent: DPP Planning

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

There is no sound justification for criteria 3 to 5 of Policy P18.

No evidence to justify that locating any A5/Sui Generis use within certain distances of schools causes adverse health consequences. The evidence base documents do not refer to takeaways as a specific issue, make a link between the location of schools next to hot food takeaways and unhealthy eating habits, or identify a proliferation of such uses where obesity rates are higher in specific wards within the Council’s area.
Solihull fares very well in terms of childhood obesity, therefore it is difficult therefore to understand the evidence to justify Policy P18.

The approach conflicts with national policy which contains no support for a policy containing a blanket ban or exclusion zone for A5 uses. The sequential approach (as detailed at paragraph 86 of the National Planning Policy Framework) would be undermined by the approach as the policy provides no flexibility for sites which could be within 400m of a school but within a designated centre.

Domino’s support any initiative to promote health, wellbeing, and obesity. The positive economic benefits of a Domino’s are significant. National policy places significant weight on economic health/growth.

Object

Representation ID: 14119

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: Domino’s Pizza UK & Ireland

Agent: DPP Planning

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The Policy P18 approach has been found unsound by several planning inspectors elsewhere, both at appeal and Local Plan examination stage. The London Borough of Waltham Forest had such a policy in place for over a decade and its application has proven ineffective in tackling obesity. Nottingham City Council have very recently had a similar policy thrown out by the Local Plan Inspector.

Object

Representation ID: 14120

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: Domino’s Pizza UK & Ireland

Agent: DPP Planning

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Policy P18 takes an inconsistent approach towards new development that sells food and discriminates against operations with an A5 use, leaving nowhere reasonable for them to locate. The approach is likely to result in significant harmful impacts on the local economy.