Residents Meeting 31st January 2019 John Green
Agenda Introductions Background and Current Situation Campaign for Rural England Green Belt Land Issues Further Stakeholder Comments Panel - Questions and Answers Conclusion and Next Steps
What is the current situation? Current risk of over development in Solihull MBC Green Belt areas Blythe Valley Villages of Shirley, Cheswick Green, Dickens Heath and Tidbury Green are particularly at risk A disproportionate amount of development Infrastructure, access and flooding issues Loss of a valuable Community amenities Health and well being issues Flawed planning process
Green Belt Development Locations
Site 4 West of Dickens Heath
Sites 11, 12 and 26
Blythe Valley Development Original Locations
Current Situation as per Local Plan Review – Supplementary Consultation Allocation 13 has been removed New adjacent site 26 Site 11 TRW site could have been used for additional housing instead of car showrooms Site 12 in effect connects Cheswick Green to Shirley Site 4 connects Dickens Heath and Tidbury Green
Recent Newspaper Headlines
Comparison of original numbers of dwellings with Local Plan Review – Supplementary Consultation Meriden Bickenhill D+HH Blythe/Shirley Knowle others Totals Number of Dwellings 1. Previous Version of Plan 50 1900 450 2550 1050 150 6150 1% 31% 7% 41% 17% 2% 2. New Supplementary 300 1830 370 2050 600 5450 6% 34% 38% 11% NB. HS2, Blythe Valley Business Park and sites 21-24 - no numbers stated
Infrastructure 1 Photos of traffic at Blackford Road
Infrastructure 2 Photos of traffic at Dickens Heath Road
Campaign for Rural England Jean Walters
Professor Kathryn Moore Green Belt Land Issues Professor Kathryn Moore
Moving development line Cllr Max McLoughlin
Sites 11, 12 and 26
Development line moved New development line
Cllr Max McLoughlin Concerns ONS numbers Affordability calculation Approval by SoS HMA Shortfall contribution Legal Challenge Long term safeguarding
The Panel Questions and Answers
Conclusions and Next Steps Real threat to Green Belt with all the attendant problems mentioned Flawed planning process which tends to ignore residents A new Blythe Valley petition is needed Send letters to Solihull Councils Chief Executive
Solihull Councils Chief Executive Nick Page, Chief Executive, Solihull MBC, Council House, Manor Square, Solihull B90 3QB Disproportionate amount of development on Green Belt land Particularly in respect of the Blythe Valley Villages area Which is unfair and unreasonable
Residents Meeting 31st January 2019 Thank you for attending tonight