Object

Representation ID: 15001

Received: 13/12/2020

Respondent: Tidbury Green Parish Council

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Part of Site BL1 (parcel south of Tythe Barn Lane) objected to on number of grounds:
Traffic generation and parking
- Site is not highly accessible as stated in SA;
- In transport terms would only be accessible by rail, and service from Whitlocks End is overloaded and does not go to Solihull town centre
- Traffic would place heavy burden on local roads, which are not A or B class and country lanes
- Site cannot meet objectives of Challenge H (p.18)
- Original village design aimed to reduce traffic flow through village and for 850 dwellings
- Buses cannot pass on some village roads
- Village increased over 1800 dwellings, over 1800 dwellings, and been put under more pressure by recent Lowbrook Farm and Tidbury Green Farm developments; 2,250 dwelling granted PP in Blythe between 2011-2018
- no significant road improvements have accompanied recent developments
- If Site BL1 developed, the proposed highway improvements would require removal of important trees and hegerows, e.g. Dickens Heath Road & Birchy Leasowes Lane junction would involve part removal of ancient woodland
- Tythe Barn Lane is narrow lane, but also commuter route at peak hours, which deters cycling and walking, will only get more congested
- 2016 SHELAA report counted road access to site as poor
- Local Councillor Ken Hawkins has shared concerns about local traffic issues on his blog
- No evidence of traffic assessment carried out for Site BL1
- Mott Macdonald [PRISM] work only for strategic roads

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