As a local resident I have serious concerns about the infrastructure that exists having capacity to support such an influx of residents. Road capacity is already at break point with travel time already painfully slow, I already have to leave at 6.30am to drive to my job in Leicester to avoid the suffocatingly slow traffic conditions. Lane improvements to the M42 have not alleviated this, and the A34 is both dangerous and congested as it is let alone local roads. Both Shakespeare Drive, Bills Lane and Tanworth Lane are always grid locked in the mornings with existing traffic let alone being forced to take thousands more cars. Furthermore what considerations have been made to the environmental impact made by the proposal. By this I not only concern air pollution, but also other environmental factors. Shirley generally has problems with its water table with regular flooding to the River Cole of which I can personally vouch for as a previous resident of Wisemeadows. I regularly experienced the entire green space behind my property flooding and my entire garden lost after just a small amount of rainfall. There is also the issue of impact on the natural habit that will be lost. There are hundreds of established historic oak trees under threat that support the local wildlife and indeed play their part in quelling the flood risks.

Appointments at local NHS services take weeks to get a suitable appointment for the average working person which is often forced onto Solihull Hospital. I'm currently pregnant and can't even get a simple blood test at Tanworth Lane Surgery without having first a doctors appointment and then having to make a further appointment at the hospital. An issue that I've been told at the practice itself is down to funding. This is aside from the impossible task of making an appointment to see a doctor.

Local employment is limited, my past 3 positions have been in Aylesbury, Edinburgh and Leicester. There simple aren't any similar positions in Solihull and whilst there are rousings that these new residents will be commuting to employment outside the borough with HS2 the simple fact is that not all of them will, and the positions aren't available. The proposal for so many new residents brings concerns around a forced unemployment crisis.

The plans also involve the removal of many local amenities; playing fields, sports clubs, outdoor space enjoyed by walkers, dog owners, horse riders and families alike, allotments and general green space. In an age where we are more and more conscious of the need to be active I can't see anything in the proposals that accommodates such a huge loss to the community. Where will this be displaced to or is it to simply be accepted as sacrificed? There needs to be facilities factored in. The youth influx will need to be accommodated and not just expected to 'hang out in the streets'. If nothing is provided are we not forcing an anti-social environment.