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Yes

ID sylw: 107225

Derbyniwyd: 05/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Andrew Sweeney

Asiant : Mrs Eleanor Lovett

It is positive that the emerging Plan recognises that there may be a need for the Plan to address housing or employment needs that cannot be met within the administrative boundaries of authority in which the need arises. This represents a key part of the tests of soundness, as in order for a Plan to be ‘effective’, it must be based on effective joint working on cross-boundary strategy matters, and dealt with proactively rather than deferred.
it is important to quantify the level of unmet need arising from adjacent authorities at the earliest opportunity, to ensure that the Plan is predicated on meeting an appropriate minimum level of housing. This should equally inform the spatial strategy, ensuring that where cross-boundary needs are required to be addressed by the Plan, these should be met within areas that are well-linked and in close proximity geographically to where the need arises from. It is considered that the site at Springbrook Lane performs well in this regard when considering needs arising from the Greater Birmingham and Black Country housing market area, as it is situated within the north-western edge of the Plan area, and well located by road and rail to the Birmingham and Solihull urban area.