Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020

Support

Representation ID: 14918

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: ZF Automotive UK Ltd

Agent: Turley

- Support Vision to provide a range of quality homes across Borough by 2036 alongside maximising the economic and social benefits of HS2.
- Could strengthen Vision by identifying link between new employment opportunities and requirement to deliver new homes.

Support

Representation ID: 14919

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: ZF Automotive UK Ltd

Agent: Turley

- Broad support for Spatial Strategy in Para.’s 63-67.
- Could be more robust if set out a settlement hierarchy to guide site selection to strongly support development on edge of the main urban area around Shirley, due to connectivity to town centres, railway stations, services and facilities.

Object

Representation ID: 14920

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: ZF Automotive UK Ltd

Agent: Turley

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? Yes

Duty to co-operate? Yes

- Support policy wording which states Council will negotiate housing mix on allocated sites. Rest of policy conflicts with this approach.
- Reference to housing mix in Concept Masterplans not required in this policy, inclusion of profiles could be confusing at development management stage.
- Specified mix of market dwellings (P4c (3)) not required if refer to latest assessment for housing mix negotiations, and conflict with Para. 188.

Support

Representation ID: 14921

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: ZF Automotive UK Ltd

Agent: Turley

- Welcome flexibility built into policy to enable an applicant to negotiate amount and type of provision of self and custom homes.
- Welcome marketing period of 12 months.

Object

Representation ID: 14922

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: ZF Automotive UK Ltd

Agent: Turley

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? Yes

Duty to co-operate? Yes

- Prefer additional criterion to ensure that oversupply of older persons accommodation can be avoided, given proliferation along A34 corridor.

Support

Representation ID: 14923

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: ZF Automotive UK Ltd

Agent: Turley

- Positive that SMBC seek to meet LHN and contribution to Greater Birmingham HMA shortfall.
- Important Site BL2 comes forward as one of largest single contributors to housing supply in Borough.
- Confirm support for Taylor Wimpey’s promotion of BL2

Support

Representation ID: 14924

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: ZF Automotive UK Ltd

Agent: Turley

- ZF Automotive UK Ltd (ZF) own Lodge Farm site (18ha), off A34, Stratford Road. Site forms part of allocation BL2.
- To date, with ZF support, Taylor Wimpey have promoted the wider proposed allocation.
- Seek to support proposed allocation BL2 and confirm it can be delivered within plan period, either under one application or brought forward by 2 separate parties.
- Welcome location of new 2-form entry primary school.
- Acknowledge requirement of public open space, play areas, flood alleviation measures and betterment for Mount Brook tributary of the River Blythe.
- Acknowledge developer contributions will be required for primary and secondary care health services.
- Mindful of intention to review CIL Charging Schedule.
- Important that Green Belt compensation is proportionate to the loss and comparable to other sites.
- ZF owns land to west of Jerrings Hall Farm off Tanworth Lane, which could form part of biodiversity net gain.
- Green Belt definition is unclear.
- Question Para. 609 that internal estate roads should form boundary with housing overlooking the Green Belt. Other ways to provide a suitable urban edge.