Forum Responses to Planning applications and appeals
It is important to understand that, in most cases, the planning process allows only three weeks for responses to new planning applications to be submitted to Solihull Council (SMBC). This is a challenging enough timeframe for the NF volunteer team to become aware of and assess the application, and then provide a considered and carefully thought through response. It does not, unfortunately, allow time for community consultation.
Fortunately, the adopted KDBH Neighbourhood Plan (NP), approved at Referendum by 96% of KDBH community voters, provides a legitimate, robust and objective basis for all NF responses, with supporting reference as appropriate to associated Planning Legislation. NF responses are therefore objective, ie. not based on opinion; and, as far as is possible, consistent, recognising that every application must be assessed on its own merits.
The process for creating a response is: the NF’s Planning Advisor provides planning policy guidance; other members of the Forum team can give their input; a draft response is created for final review prior to signature and issue to SMBC by the Forum Chair. All Forum planning application responses are made available on the NF website - see below.
NF quarterly meetings with SMBC provide an opportunity to review how the NP is being applied in determining planning decisions. The Resident Associations can also feed in to the NF any points they wish to raise with SMBC relating to their own planning application responses.
2020
21 May 2020
Response to Planning Application PL/2020/00439/PPFL
Location: 65, Knowle Wood Road, Dorridge, Solihull B93 8JP
Demolition of existing dwelling, ancillary dwelling, garages and erection of apartments and associated parking. It is a third submission for the proposed development that has previously been refused by Solihull Council, now for 7 rather than 8 apartments.
2 June 2020 and 28 April 2020
1) VF13274 Vodafone Installation of 5G base station, Pre-Application Consultation Response
Location: Land off Conker Lane, off Manor Road, Dorridge, B93 8SN.
2 June 2020
2) VF13274 Vodafone Installation of 5G base station, Supplementary Response
Location: Land off Conker Lane, off Manor Road, Dorridge, B93 8SN.
18 March 2020
1) Response to Planning Application PL/2020/00411/PPFL
Location: 25 Station Road, Knowle, Solihull B93 0HL
28 May 2020
1 June 2020
2019
23 December 2019
Response to Planning Appeal Ref: APPP/Q4625/C/19/3223403
Re Planning Application Ref: PL/2017/00988/COU
Location: 2 Station Approach, Dorridge
Decision: Pending. Appeal Hearing date 31 March 2020
Solihull's Statement of Case of the Local Planning Authority
5 December 2019
Response to Planning Appeal Ref: AP/2019/00046/REF
Location: Land Between 39 And 79 Earlswood Road, Dorridge
Solihull Proposal Outline planning application for the erection of a care home (use class C2) comprising up to 81 bedrooms with all matters reserved save access.
The response to the Planning Application Ref: PL/2019//00723/PPOL is below dated 3 April 2019
Appeal Withdrawn January 2020
27 November 2019
Response to Planning Application Ref: PL/2019/02619/MINFDW
Location: 46 Avenue Road, Dorridge
The Council has previously refused an application on this site in 2018 for the erection of one new dwelling and alterations / extensions to the existing dwelling under application PL/2018/02209/PPFL.
Decision: Approved
19 April 2019
Response to Planning Application Ref: PL/2018/03552/PPFL
Location: 162 Browns Lane, Knowle
Existing detached single storey dwelling on the site to be demolished and replaced with part two storey detached
dwelling.
Decision: Approved Date: 12.06.2019
19 April 2019
Response to Planning Application Ref: PL/2019/00346/MINFDW
Location: 2 Spring Coppice Drive, Dorridge
Proposal to demolish a bungalow and build a six bedroom house.
Decision: Approved Date: 12.06.2019
3 April 2019
Response to Planning Application Ref: PL/2019/00723/PPOL
Location: Land Between 39 And 79 Earlswood Road, Dorridge
Solihull Proposal Outline planning application for the erection of a care home (use class C2) comprising up to 81 bedrooms with all matters reserved save access.
Decision: Refused Date: 03.06.2019