Object

Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020

Representation ID: 14571

Received: 24/11/2020

Respondent: Daniel Merrington

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Representation Summary:

The land is high grade green belt.
The development will be detrimental to wildlife.
The narrow rural road network cannot take further development.
Concerned that flooding will increase.
Reduces access to activities that keep people fit physically and mentally.
The mitigation measures included in the plan are not achievable
The character and setting of the village will be adversely affected.

Full text:

I objective based on the following issues :

My objections are as follows:

* There are numerous sports fields included so this will affect our children (and adults) who play rugby and football on these fields, including Old Yardleians Rugby Club, Highgate Football Club and Wychall Wanderers Football Club, as well as Fitbox boot camp on the rugby field.

* The land is high grade GREEN BELT – Government policy is to protect Green Belt and develop Brownfield land first.

* Site 4 is surrounded by Local Wildlife Sites and Ancient Woodland – this will be so detrimental to the deer, badgers, bats and other wildlife that roam in these fields and adjoining woodland.

* The narrow rural road network cannot take further development and is already overloaded.

* Site 4 is mostly in flood Zone 1, these fields flood every winter and whenever there is a particularly heavy rainfall as the area is of bolder clay that restricts permeability.

* Sustainability – Some of the mitigation measures included in the Plan are not achievable, therefore it isn’t sustainable. Other sites are more sustainable.

* The character and setting of the Village will be adversely affected and sense of community and identity compromised. There are strong, definable boundaries to the existing Village being the canal and the woodlands and ancient hedgerows.