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Green Belt Assessment Report 2016 Solihull Strategic Green Belt Assessment Assessment Report JULY 2016 Solihull Green Belt Strategic Assessment | July 2016 Solihull Green Belt Strategic Assessment | July 2016 Contents 1. Introduction 1 2. Green Belt: Strategic Context 3 3. Assessment Methodology 5 4. Assessment Findings 9 5. Summary and Conclusions 17 Appendix A - Assessment Areas 21 Appendix B - Purpose 1 (Map) 22 Appendix C - Purpose 2 (Map) 23 Appendix D - Purpose 3 (Map) 24 Appendix E - Purpose 4 (Map) 25 Appendix F - Overall Score (Map) 26 Appendix G - Highest Score (Map) 27 Solihull Green Belt Strategic Assessment | July 2016 4 Solihull Green Belt Strategic Assessment | July 2016 01 Introduction Atkins Limited has Need for the Assessment Assessment Scope been commissioned by The key driver for this Strategic Green The core purpose of this Assessment is Belt Assessment (hereafter referred to as to assess the extent to which the land Solihull Metropolitan the Assessment) is SMBC’s need to adopt currently designated as Green Belt within a review of its Local Plan by December SMBC fulfils the essential characteristics Borough Council (SMBC) 2017, with an essential component of and purposes of Green Belt land as set out to carry out a strategic this being the requirement for the Plan in Paragraphs 79 and 80 of the National to be informed by updated evidence. Planning Policy Framework (NPPF): review of the Green Part of this evidence base includes the recent Greater Birmingham and Solihull ‘79. The Government attaches great Belt in Solihull as part Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP) and importance to Green Belts. The of their early review of the Black Country Authorities Strategic fundamental aim of Green Belt policy Housing Needs Study. This study found is to prevent urban sprawl by keeping the Solihull Local Plan by that there is a significant shortfall in land permanently open; the essential December 2017. The housing supply across the Greater characteristics of Green Belts are their Birmingham Housing Market Area which, openness and their permanence. alongside the growth associated with the need for and scope of 80. Green Belt serves five purposes: this Strategic Green Belt planned HS2 Interchange, would further add to pressure for significant future • To check the unrestricted sprawl of Assessment is set out in development within the Borough over the large built-up areas; lifetime of the Plan. further detail below. • To prevent neighbouring towns This Assessment will form an essential merging into one another; cornerstone in the provision of a sound and up to date evidence base to support • To assist in safeguarding the the development of policies relating to countryside from encroachment; growth in the Borough. • To preserve the setting and special character of historic towns; and • To assist in urban regeneration, by encouraging the recycling of derelict and other urban land.’ The basis of this Assessment is set out in the table overleaf, and has been carried out using an entirely ‘policy off’ approach. Therefore consideration of other constraints, policies, strategies or the development potential of any of the Green Belt land to which this Assessment relates, has not been included within the scope of the assessment. This approach is entirely consistent with the requirements of a strategic Green Belt assessment at this stage of the Local Plan review process. Once complete, this Assessment will form the basis for more detailed assessment of Green Belt land within the Borough. This more detailed assessment will include consideration of wider criteria including analysis of constraints, spatial strategy, site selection methodology and other policy considerations. 1 Solihull Green Belt Strategic Assessment | July 2016 Approach Structure of the This Assessment: This Assessment has been undertaken in Assessment Report • Assesses the extent to which land five key stages: This Assessment Report is divided into 5 designated as Green Belt in sections. Following this introduction in Solihull performs against the Stage One: Establishing the scope of Section 1, a detailed description of the purposes of Green Belt as set out in the Assessment; strategic historical and planning context Paragraph 80 of the NPPF; and Stage Two: Establishing the to the Solihull Green Belt is provided in • Will form the basis for more methodology; Section 2. Section 3 provides details of detailed assessment of Green the methodology used, whilst Section 4 Belt land within Solihull. Stage Three: Identification of sets out the detailed assessment findings. assessment areas; Section 5 provides a summary of the This Assessment DOES NOT: Assessment outcomes and conclusions. Stage Four: Detailed assessment Detailed maps and tables relating to the • Assess the development potential of areas; and assessment of the individual land areas of land designated as Green Belt; are included within the Appendices at the Stage Five: Scoring and reporting. back of this Report. • Make recommendations as to the extent or basis of further Stage One included a review of and more detailed assessments; background information providing the opportunity to establish the scope of the • Make recommendations Assessment and the context within which for amendments to the it was to be undertaken. The methodology Green Belt boundary; to be used during the Assessment was established at Stage Two. This included • Determine whether or consultation with Chairs of the GBSLEP not land should be removed Spatial Planning Group and Planning from the Green Belt; Sub-group, with the aim of reflecting a joint approach to assessment. The Green • Assess land outside of Belt land within SMBC was divided into the Green Belt; individual assessment areas at Stage Three, taking account of the land parcels • Consider the role of Green adjoining or straddling the Borough Belt land in wider strategies, boundary identified within the ‘Joint policies or programmes; Green Belt Review Study for Coventry and • Take account of other Warwickshire 2015’. constraints such as flood risk These assessment areas were subject to and statutory designations; or detailed assessment at Stage Four the • Consider the land’s performance findings of which were used in scoring in the context of other policies. and final reporting at Stage Five. 2 Solihull Green Belt Strategic Assessment | July 2016 Green Belt: 02 Strategic Context A review of available relevant background information relating to the evolution of the Green Belt within Solihull was undertaken in order to establish the strategic context for the Assessment. This review helped to inform an objective and robust Strategic Green Belt Assessment which is responsive to the role of Green Belt land within and surrounding SMBC. History of the Green Belt In 1960 Warwickshire County Council, which at that time included Solihull, submitted its proposals to Government for an amendment to the Warwickshire County Development Plan to include a significant area of Green Belt. It wasn’t until March 1975 that the Secretary of State for the Environment approved the submission which then included a number of modifications, including a distinction between interim and full Green Belt, the former of which was not to be carried forward in to Structure Plans. of State for the Environment, with the The Local Plan Solihull County Borough Structure Plan Alongside modifications to and the As part of the preparation of the current subsequent approval of the Warwickshire being judged part of the West Midlands County Structure Plan. Local Plan, the Council undertook a County Council Green Belt submission, a focussed review of the Green Belt in the number of local authority re-organisations Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council northern regeneration areas of Cole Valley occurred which generated several strategic adopted a Green Belt Subject Plan and the land south and west of Chelmsley planning documents. in 1977 delineating the Green Belt Wood. The review did not seek to In 1964, the County Borough of Solihull approved in 1975 by the Secretary of identify land that would be suitable for was created which became the strategic State, maintaining the same distinction development but did include consideration planning authority for Solihull, inheriting of interim and full Green Belt. The Green of wider constraints including nature its planning function from Warwickshire Belt Subject Plan was superseded by the and heritage designations, flood risk and County Council. Although submitted in West Midland Structure Plan in 1982, other policy designations. The review 1965 demarcating a Green Belt boundary, which illustrated the general extent of concluded that further investigation and the Solihull Development Plan did not the Green Belt removing any distinction assessment was required. The findings include a Green Belt designation after it between interim and full. The Subject and conclusions of this earlier review have was deleted by the Minister of Housing Plan remained in force however due to not influenced the scoring assigned as part and Local Government. it defining the detailed boundaries. The of this Assessment. general extent of the Green Belt was In 1973 the draft Solihull County Borough further endorsed through the West The Solihull Draft Local Plan was Council and Warwickshire County Council Midlands County Structure Plan Proposals submitted to the Secretary of State draft Structure Plans were published, for Alterations which was approved in for independent examination on 14 both of which delineated the extent of 1986. However,
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