By proposing to build several thousand homes in and around the village, the plan totally fails to acknowledge that Balsall Common and Berkswell are isolated from the rest of the Borough. They are placed the wrong side of the M42, and has limited bus and rail connections. Morning rush hour traffic is mostly heading out of the area to Coventry, Kenilworth and the A46/M40. Of that heading Northbound, a significant amount is bound for the M42 and M6.

How will this affect the boroughs housing requirement? If there is to be increased employment at the NEC hub, HS2 interchange and JLR, extra housing in Balsall Common is unlikely to solve the requirment (although it will probably be welcomed by employers in Warwickshire and Coventry, as a supply of housing to meet their needs!)

If the borough needs to supply housing, encourage employment, and develop a sustainable transport system, they all need to be in the same place - build the houses where the jobs are: Blythe Valley, Shirley, Solihull Town Centre, NEC/HS2 interchange, which is all West of the M42