SLP KDBH Extracts - Flipbook - Page 186
Solihull Local Plan Site Allocations – Masterplans
October 2020
Stage 3: Evaluation
Stage 5: Community Design and Involvement
Prior to meeting with site owners and promoters
a constraints plan was developed. This plan was
based on best practice guidelines and planning
policy with input from the multi-discipline expertise
across the Council. This allowed the Council to
have a baseline and starting point for discussions.
Some emerging plans were shared on an informal
basis with Parish Councils and Neighbourhood
Forums. Formal comments were requested
as part of the January 2019 Draft Local Plan
Supplementary Consultation. A summary of
the responses was published in July 2019
(https://www.solihull.gov.uk/Portals/0/
Planning/LPR/Draft-Local-PlanSupplementary-Consultation-Summary-ofRepresentations.pdf)
The
Concept
masterplans were then reviewed having regard
to these comments alongside additional heritage
assessment and review of the playing pitch
strategy, SFRA Flood Risk Assessment
and highways capacity study.
Stage 4: Design and Involvement
Initial meetings were had with site and land
promoters. These meetings primarily identifi ed
whether there was a consensus between land
owners of a site about bringing the site forward
for development and whether there would be a
project lead if the site was in multiple ownership.
Where site promoters had gone as far as
producing concept masterplans these were
discussed
in their broadest sense, with
Council
cers recommending parts of the site
which may need to be revisited, for example
where there was an impact on heritage or
ecology.
Details of each of the sites include:
• Site location
• Site area and context with images
• Site constraints and opportunities
• A summary of the discussion with land
promoters and details of how the layout and
design response has changed at each stage
• Concept layout, including heights, density,
open space provision, access, and commercial
opportunities. The average density has been
calculated at 36dph for the Borough ( Solihull
Strategic Housing and Employment Land
Availability Assessment 2016). This study has
assumed low density to be 30 dph and less and
31-40 dph as medium density and high density
above 40dph .
• Evaluation of the deliverability of the site this
can be found in the reports conclusion.
Following discussion and feedback from these
meetings draft illustrative masterplans were
developed these were then circulated to site
promoters. These initial plans provided the focus
for subsequent meetings with site promoters. This
stage allowed the masterplan to be commercially
checked. This was a key consideration to whether
the site would be viable and importantly whether
it could deliver the Council’s housing needs in a
form that was compliant with planning policy and
best practice guidance.
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