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There is no suitable alternative that meets the Company’s need for contiguous growth
to consolidate a single comprehensive site;
The need for sites in close proximity to the Lode Lane plant to provide opportunities
for key supply chain businesses to locate so as to minimise the potential impact of
transport delays;
A significant part of the site already has planning permission for use as a despatch
facility and logistics operations centre which was justified with very special
circumstances;
The land performs only moderately in the Solihull Strategic Green Belt Assessment
(2016);
The need for additional employment land to meet local needs as set out in the
HEDNA (2020), and the lack of suitable alternatives outside the Green Belt;
The need for an expanded Household Waste and Recycling Centre (HWRC) as the
current facility is inadequate to meet current and future needs, as evidenced in the
Waste Needs Assessment (2018) and the Assessment of land for the potential
relocation of a HWRC and Depot (2019), and for a replacement Depot to enable the
delivery of housing at Site SO2;
The creation of a logical and defensible boundary to the Green Belt beyond Damson
Parkway/Old Damson Lane that acknowledges the development that has taken place
in the area and the area of land taken out of the Green Belt to accommodate the
gypsy and traveller site22.
107.
A concept masterplan will be developed for this allocation, Site UK2.
Birmingham Business Park
108.
Most of the remaining area of the business park and its extension is committed to
development through detailed planning consents. To supplement the land offer of the
business park and potentially accelerate the delivery of new employment opportunities and
enable stronger links to North Solihull, especially by public transport, a 9.0 hectare site at the
south west corner of the business park was allocated in the SLP. A buffer zone of green
space was retained between the business park and the residential development along
Coleshill Road and Blackfirs Lane. This buffer, together with that existing to the north west of
the business park, is to be positively managed and enhanced. This would facilitate public
transport access to the site from North Solihull via a new bus link into the business park from
Blackfirs Lane that would also link to the National Exhibition Centre.
Challenges and Objectives Addressed by the Policy
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A
Mitigating and adapting to Climate Change
B
Meeting housing needs across the Borough, including the Borough’s own needs and,
where possible, assisting with accommodating the HMA wide shortfall.
C
Sustaining the attractiveness of the Borough for people who live, work and invest in
Solihull
D
Securing sustainable economic growth
F
Reducing inequalities in the Borough
H
Increasing accessibility and encouraging sustainable travel
Through the Gypsy and Traveller Site Allocations Plan.
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