1. Residents Meeting 31st January 2019
John Green

2. 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

3. 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

4. Green Belt Development Locations

5. Site 4 West of Dickens Heath

6. Sites 11, 12 and 26

7. Blythe Valley Development Original Locations

8. 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

9. Recent Newspaper Headlines

10. 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 no numbers stated

11. Infrastructure 1
Photos of traffic at Blackford Road

12. Infrastructure 2
Photos of traffic at Dickens Heath Road

13. Campaign for Rural England
Jean Walters

14. Professor Kathryn Moore
Green Belt Land Issues
Professor Kathryn Moore

15. Moving development line
Cllr Max McLoughlin

16. Sites 11, 12 and 26

17. Development line moved
New development line

18. Cllr Max McLoughlin Concerns
ONS numbers
Affordability calculation
Approval by SoS
HMA Shortfall contribution
Legal Challenge
Long term safeguarding

19. The Panel
Questions and Answers

20. 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

21. 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

22. Residents Meeting 31st January 2019
Thank you for attending tonight