With the coming of HS2 in the north of the borough and development of a significant inter-change at Birmingham International it would make more sense to consider more housing development on the north side. This is not NIMBY approach by someone living in the south but a rational view determining where people likely to be attracted to the borough could take advantage of public transport in its various forms, HS2, other rail connections, air travel. There is going to be a significant "pull" of people moving from London. Why get them dropped off at Birmingham International then expect them to travel across the borough to find housing?
Current trends would suggest that even more office space and even retail space eg in Mell Square could be converted to living space rather than further incursion into Green Belt. The effects of changing work patterns due to Covid 19 need to be reconsidered before our open spaces are lost.

My main concerns are:
1) the density of development envisaged for Blythe, south Shirley in particular
2) the pressure to be placed on local services especially healthcare, doctor surgeries
3) seemingly over development of retirement homes
4) items 2 and 3 are linked as doctor surgeries tend to operate more on business models and do not wish to be over-burdened with older patients
5) the pressure to be placed on the road infrastructure with an already near capacity at peak times on Haslucks Green Road, Bills Lane and Dickens Heath Road.