Object

Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020

Representation ID: 14578

Received: 26/11/2020

Respondent: Kate Edwards

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Representation Summary:

The land is high grade GREEN BELT home to wildlife which should be protected.
Local infrastructure is already struggling and cannot support more housing.
Floods quite often.
The character and numerous sports fields would be affected.

Change suggested by respondent:

look at brown sites to use as alternatives

Full text:

I am writing to object to the plans to build on site number 4 for the following reasons:

The land is high grade GREEN BELT and therefore I cannot understand why it is now being considered for building on, Surely this land should continue to be protected?

As GREEN BELT land the site and the surrounding area is home to so much WILDLIFE and ANCIENT WOODLAND!
Would you want your home to be destroyed to build on? What about Deer, badgers, bats and other wildlife
What makes it acceptable to destroy this green belt land and animals HAVE NO VOICE.

On a different note the local infrastructure is already struggling and cannot support more housing. It is already overloaded, 350 more houses would overloaded it even more, therefore more traffic, pressure on school places and the affect on air quality for residents.

Site 4 floods quite often, whenever there is a heavy rain which is frequent, this would cause further issues.

The character of Dickens heath will also be affected and numerous sports fields would be affected.
So our children and adults could not play rugby, football, go to bootcamp. What about the populations MENTAL HEALTH ? we all know this has already been compromised with the current pandemic,

Please reconsider using site 4 and look at brown sites to use as alternatives, that have previously been built on, please please leave the countryside alone for future generations to enjoy, we will have none left it this building continues at the current rate, it is absolutely devastating!!!