Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020

Support

Representation ID: 15120

Received: 13/12/2020

Respondent: Woods Farm (Christmas Trees)

Agent: Twelve Twenty One Planning Services

Spatial Strategy (Page 24) –
The spatial strategy is supported as it is considered that this represents the most effective and sustainable means of delivering the scale of housing growth that is necessary to meet the affordability and other housing needs set out in the Draft Submission Plan. In particular Growth Option G is considered to be the preferred option strategy for the bulk of housing delivery.

Support

Representation ID: 15121

Received: 13/12/2020

Respondent: Woods Farm (Christmas Trees)

Agent: Twelve Twenty One Planning Services

Supported on the basis that 40% affordable housing is the level necessary to address the issue of affordability which is the most acute in the West Midlands.

Support

Representation ID: 15122

Received: 13/12/2020

Respondent: Woods Farm (Christmas Trees)

Agent: Twelve Twenty One Planning Services

The general provisions of this policy are supported.

Support

Representation ID: 15123

Received: 13/12/2020

Respondent: Woods Farm (Christmas Trees)

Agent: Twelve Twenty One Planning Services

This is supported and is considered to be a key component of housing delivery and provision of choice.

Support

Representation ID: 15124

Received: 13/12/2020

Respondent: Woods Farm (Christmas Trees)

Agent: Twelve Twenty One Planning Services

Supported.

Object

Representation ID: 15125

Received: 13/12/2020

Respondent: Woods Farm (Christmas Trees)

Agent: Twelve Twenty One Planning Services

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Housing Requirement:
This policy is not supported on the basis that it is considered that the housing requirement is low and will not fully reflect both local needs and the pressures on Solihull emanating from Birmingham. Setting too low a target will make it impossible to address affordability which, at Paragraph 155, the Draft Submission Local Plan acknowledges is the most severe across the West Midlands. Appropriate additional provision should therefore be made up to at a total of some 10,000 net additional homes.

Support

Representation ID: 15126

Received: 13/12/2020

Respondent: Woods Farm (Christmas Trees)

Agent: Twelve Twenty One Planning Services

The housing trajectory is supported, subject to the concerns expressed above in respect of Policy P5, particularly with regard to the proposed allocation of 300 dwellings on land at Whitlocks End Farm – Site BL3.

However, it is noted that this could accommodate up to 750 dwellings, as set out in the Vision Document attached to this submission, which will provide additional flexibility for the Council should other sites fail to come forward, are delayed or if housing figures are increased.

In terms of the delivery of this site, the suggested delivery periods are accepted.

The site is in single ownership and the owners are experienced developers in their own right. Whilst they would not wish to develop out all of the site themselves, they are able to ensure that the site is brought forward quickly. See further comments below for Policy BL3.

Deliverability of the large allocations is key if the Council is to achieve the required level of growth (set out in Paragraph 228).

Object

Representation ID: 15127

Received: 13/12/2020

Respondent: Woods Farm (Christmas Trees)

Agent: Twelve Twenty One Planning Services

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Para. 226 - Summary of Residential allocations
The summary table in Paragraph 222 is considered to be incorrect in that Whitlocks End Farm (BL3) is in part previously developed land with some four hectares of hardstanding and sheds.

However, In terms of the delivery of this site, the suggested delivery periods are accepted.

Support

Representation ID: 15128

Received: 13/12/2020

Respondent: Woods Farm (Christmas Trees)

Agent: Twelve Twenty One Planning Services

Support Spatial Strategy in Para. 63

Support

Representation ID: 15129

Received: 13/12/2020

Respondent: Woods Farm (Christmas Trees)

Agent: Twelve Twenty One Planning Services

This is accepted and supported. It is essential that as much development as possible is accommodated with access to public transport and also encourages and facilitates accessibility by pedestrian and cycle modes.