Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020

Object

Representation ID: 11158

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: IM Properties - Land west of Stratford Road

Agent: Marrons Planning

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

The Local Plan is more likely to be adopted in 2022, and therefore the housing requirement and the Plan should be extended to 2037.

Object

Representation ID: 11159

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: IM Properties - Land west of Stratford Road

Agent: Marrons Planning

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

The employment uplift on the Local Housing Need, to take account of the job growth at UK Central, is based on the assumption that only 25% of the jobs will be filled by people residing in Solihull. The Plan is not sound on the basis of accepting such high levels of inward commuting.

Object

Representation ID: 11160

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: IM Properties - Land west of Stratford Road

Agent: Marrons Planning

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

If all of the Local Housing Need contributed 40% affordable housing it would not meet the identified affordable housing need in the HEDNA (578 homes per annum).

Object

Representation ID: 11161

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: IM Properties - Land west of Stratford Road

Agent: Marrons Planning

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

The Plan does not fully address unmet housing needs. There is no evidence why the contribution is only 2,105 homes to Birmingham’s unmet needs, if this level is agreed with Birmingham/other neighbouring authorities, or that the unmet needs that remain are to be addressed elsewhere. The Council has suggested the unmet needs of Black County Authorities can be dealt with as part of the next review of the Local Plan. With an early review the proposed Green Belt boundaries within this Plan will need to be altered at the end of the Plan period and therefore consideration must be given in this Plan to safeguarding land.

Object

Representation ID: 11162

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: IM Properties - Land west of Stratford Road

Agent: Marrons Planning

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

There are a number of objections to how the Council has calculated supply over the plan period;
- The UK Central site is unlikely to see any completions for several years post plan adoption. There are substantial infrastructure requirements and these have not been robustly assessed/costed meaning the Plan is not justified.
- No evidence in relation to housing trajectories for the proposed allocations means the figure of 5,270 homes to be delivered by 2036 is not justified.
- No evidence on the delivery of 861 units at the Solihull Town Centre (Site 8).
- The estimated level of windfalls completed over 14 years is not justified.
- In the SHELAA there are Existing Sites and Communal Dwellings where it appears there may be calculation errors.

The Plan will not provide for a five year housing land supply upon adoption. Three years’ worth of windfalls are included within the supply rather than two and there is 350 homes on allocated sites without clear evidence on delivery.