Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
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Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Policy BC1 - Barratt's Farm, Balsall Common
Representation ID: 14916
Received: 14/12/2020
Respondent: Department for Education
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? Not specified
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
- Welcome that policy highlights need for a new 2-form entry primary school, and for financial contribution towards additional secondary school places.
- Policy could be made clearer by indicating how primary school will be funded, in addition to text in Para. 531.
- Developer should meet cost of providing places in accordance with pupil yield generated by development.
- Recommend this includes provision of a suitable site as well as funds needed to build the school.
- This would make Policy BC1 consistent with BL3 and KN2, which both state developer contributions will be sought for provision of a new primary school.
- Helpful if concept masterplan indicated area of land required (in hectares) and safeguarded in accordance with DfE’s requirements as set out in Building Bulletin 103.
- Policy should include information on key trigger points for delivery of primary school and funding for secondary school, to improve soundness of plan.
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Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Foreword
Representation ID: 14917
Received: 14/12/2020
Respondent: Department for Education
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? Not specified
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Evidence Base: Draft Infrastructure Delivery Plan:
- Welcome reference (p.77) to DfE’s Education Contributions Guidance.
- Need to ensure close working with neighbouring local authorities as high number of primary and secondary aged pupils outside of Borough attend Solihull schools.
- Would be useful to produce a Planning for Schools topic/background paper, expanding on evidence in Council’s IDP and School Organisation Plan, setting out clearly how forecast housing growth at allocated sites has been translated (via an evidence-based pupil yield calculation) into an identified need for specific numbers of school places and new schools over the plan period.
- DfE recommends SoCG with neighbouring authorities on cross-boundary movement of school pupils between Solihull borough and adjoining areas.
