Whatever are the Soihull Council giving to the future and the present of the Solihull area when they are letting slip the jewel of the area THE WINDMILL. They have the opportunity to develop this attraction as being what Solihull is made of, by making it a focal point for both young and old.

Instead of this the authority is cramping the mill. By the proposals of house building on surrounding areas of green belt it will become an oddity like the lighthouse at Southwold in the midst of buildings.

No imagination at all.

Why have the Council taken an easy way out of bludgeoning Balsall Common with so much development at the same time as HS2 is in progress. It will play havoc for a generation of people.

What has happened to the will of Andy Street to put emphasis on brownfield sites. Once again an easy way out for the people in charge whilst the area at Bickenhill, where the new rail interchange is to be sited, will have a limited allocation of extra housing. Why isn’t this area which has few residents, taking more of the housing needs. Instead of this the green belt is being ripped open.

On the subject of the Balsall Common Byepass. This was originally a true bye-pass that has become completely associated with housing development. What this means is that the Kenilworth Road will be transferred to the east to run continuously through housing estates whose vehicles will feed the road, including numerous roundabouts, to make it an anomally of a bye-pass. Why would anyone travelling through Balsall Common want to detour to a longer, slower route.

Think again – this is a plan bereft of imagination.