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ID sylw: 106040

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Sophie Jutkiewicz

Conclusion: SG24 is an Unsuitable Strategic Growth Location
The proposed inclusion of SG24 in the SWLP is fundamentally unsound and should not proceed in its current form. While Hockley Heath is capable of accommodating modest, well-planned growth, SG24 represents an unsustainable, disproportionate, and poorly justified allocation that:
• Contravenes the Solihull Local Plan and lacks coordinated cross-boundary planning.
• Fails to demonstrate exceptional circumstances for Green Belt release.
• Ignores infrastructure capacity constraints and lacks a deliverable funding strategy.
• Would result in significant environmental harm with no adequate mitigation measures.
• Fails to align with sustainability principles and climate commitments.
The SWLP has a legal and ethical duty to allocate development in the most sustainable locations. SG24 does not meet this requirement and must be reconsidered in favour of better-performing, more suitable sites. I urge Warwick District and Stratford-on-Avon District Councils to reject this allocation and conduct a more rigorous, evidence-based site selection process that prioritises genuine sustainability.