Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020

Object

Representation ID: 14883

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: L&Q Estates - Land at Berkswell Road

Agent: Pegasus Group

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

This policy should be removed – Paragraph 138 NPPF.

This is a matter to be tested as part of the justification for providing the Exceptional Circumstances to release sites from the Green Belt at the planmaking stage. The Council needs to demonstrate compensatory provision relative to the Green Belt release, it is not for the developer to undertake this exercise at the planning application stage.

Object

Representation ID: 14884

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: L&Q Estates - Land at Berkswell Road

Agent: Pegasus Group

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Site ref 197 - Land at Berkswell Road, Meriden

Land at Berkswell Road, Meriden is within the control of L&Q Estates and is developable and would contribute significantly towards meeting housing needs within the Borough, delivering in the region of 50 dwellings.
There are no known constraints that would prevent the site coming forward as proposed. The suitability of the site for development is fully detailed within the Vision Document (Appendix 3).
The evidence provided within the Landscape and Visual Statement and Green Belt Review (Appendix 4) demonstrates that in Green Belt terms the site is suitable for consideration as a ‘Green Site’ and should be reassessed objectively by the Council and considered as a suitable site for housing development to assist with addressing the significant and ongoing shortfall.
Land at Berkswell Road, Meriden would support the delivery of the Council’s preferred approach that focuses development towards the most sustainable locations, including key rural villages.