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Blythe Valley Park Blythe Gate Shirley Solihull
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Blythe Valley Park Blythe Gate Shirley Solihull
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View council mapAmendments to planning permission dated 08 March 2017 (PL/2016/00863/MAOOT) for: Hybrid planning application for a mixed use development of land at Blythe Valley Park to comprise: in outline with all matters reserved (save for the new access, internal spine road and elements of landscaping - as described below), up to 750 residential dwellings, up to 98,850sqm of Use Class B1, B2 and B8 floor space, up to 250 unit housing with care facility (Use Class C2/C3) up to 2,500sqm of ancillary town centre uses (Use Class A1-A5), up to 1000sqm of ancillary leisure and community uses (Use Class D2), up to 200 bed hotel (Use Class C1) associated car parking (including shared car parking which could be decked) public open space, public realm and highways works; in full, new vehicular access, internal spine road, soft and hard landscaping (in part) SUDS and balancing ponds. Namely: Non-material amendment to hybrid planning permission PL/2016/00863/MAOOT to amend the landscaping approved plans (approved under PL/2020/00835/NONMC) and wording of condition 39 and condition 40 to confirm that the triggers for implementing highways mitigation relate to the occupation of B1 equivalent employment floor space.
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| DECISION_NON-MATERIAL_AMEND_APPROVALDecision | 11 Jul 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPE AND ECOLOGY MANAGEMENT PLAN MARCH 2025Report · PDF | 1 Jun 2025 | View |
| MARL POOL AND LAP PLANTING PLANDrawing · PDF | 1 Jun 2025 | View |
| SMBC - LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTConsultee Comment | 30 Oct 2024 | View |
| DECISION NOTICE PL/2016/00863/MAOOT DATED 08 MARCH 2017Decision · PDF | 22 Oct 2024 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM REDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 27 Sept 2024 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY OFFSETTINGReport · PDF | 27 Sept 2024 | View |
| LOCATION PLANApplication Form · PDF | 27 Sept 2024 | View |
| PLANTING PLAN SHEET 1 OF 4Drawing · PDF | 27 Sept 2024 | View |
| PLANTING PLAN SHEET 2 OF 4Drawing · PDF | 27 Sept 2024 | View |
| PLANTING PLAN SHEET 3 OF 4Drawing · PDF | 27 Sept 2024 | View |
| PLANTING PLAN SHEET 4 OF 4Drawing · PDF | 27 Sept 2024 | View |
| PLANTING PLAN GREENWAYDrawing · PDF | 27 Sept 2024 | View |
| MARL POOL AND BLYTHE GATE PLANTING PLANDrawing · PDF | 27 Sept 2024 | View |
| NMA HIGHWAYS AND LANDSCAPING COVER LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 27 Sept 2024 | View |
| TECHNICAL NOTE EMPLOYMENT FLOOR SPACES AND TRIGGERSReport · PDF | 27 Sept 2024 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
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