Planning application - PL/2023/02656/PPOL - relates to an outline  application for the erection of up to 450 dwellings. (Diagram above taken from the Planning Statement)

The land intended to be built on is in the Green Belt, incorporating four local sports clubs, with several playing pitches (rugby and football). The proposals do not show how these will be replaced, or where. Planning Policy P20, requires at least a re-provision or replacement of such recreational facilities.

In addition, the already gridlocked roads of Dickens Heath, Majors Green and Shirley will not be able to accommodate the extra traffic this development will bring.

Flooding is also a major issue in this part of Solihull, with both Dickens Heath and Tidbury Green parishes having serious flood issues and these need to be addressed before consideration of any planning application.

This will create the joining of both Dickens Heath and Tidbury Green villages, bringing and over intensity of housing in parishes that have incurred a substatial amount of additional hosuing development in recent year.

Full details can be found on Solihull MBC's planning portal via this link (enter the planning reference PL/2023/02656/PPOL ): https://publicaccess.solihull.gov.uk/online-applications/