I would like to request a thorough review of the SMBC illustrative Concept Masterplan for Barrett’s Farm, Balsall Common, Solihull, and request that it take into consideration the SMBC Additional Site Options Ecological Assessment carried out in December 2019.

Figure 7 Habitat Connectivity:-

There is no allowance for these habitats or access to the ponds which have provided a complex series of drainage from homes on the edge of the village for 100 years. Indeed, a housing development and a school are marked along these notable habitats. This must be addressed and the fields surrounding the existing village preserved for animal life.