I wish to make objections to the plan to develop the above site.

I believe that the council should re-visit the calculation for housing required, taking into consideration the effect of covid and the closing of shops/offices, all of which could be utilitsed to provide housing.

Site 4 is Green Belt and due to government policy should be only used when all brownfield sites have been taken up.

Also I object to the sports field being re-located? why do this, this site should not be included in the plan as I beleive the Sustainability Appraisal has not fully taken into account the issues with this site.

The site is not close to Dickens Heath and the issue of providing a bus service is rediculous, just creating further traffic / emissions. A bus travelling down Birchy Leasowes would be chaotic, the road is far too narrow.

It would be too far for people to walk into Dickens Heath Village, which means they would be driving, and the village cannot sustain any further vehicles, already cars are parked everywhere.

You state that the area is Flood Zone 1 - I find this unbelievable, gardens regularly flood, whatever the season in Birchy Close, also the playing fields in this area is seldom used due to flooding.

There is a wildlife connectivity that runs along the perimeter of the houses of Birchy Close, which allow deer, foxes etc to travel which would be lost.

The secondary schools are oversubscribed, and residents cannot have their choice of school.

The village would be lost with further expansion, and would become part of Tidbury Green/Whitlocks End.

Our area is and has taken far more housing than other areas of Solihull, and we are fedup of being the 'dumping ground' for new homes.