My Objections to the development in Frog Lane.
As a resident of 60 Balsall Street East I have first hand experience of the traffic congestion, which at times has led to dangerous driving conditions due to the volume of traffic and causing people to park with total disregard for anyone's safety. I have lived here for 11 years and it only gets worse with every development and added traffic in the village. SMBC acknowledges that the south of Balsall Common is the most congested part of the village, so why propose another development here ? Particularly given that brown field sites to the north were identified and appeared in the original shortlist of potential sites. THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE !!!
The playing fields are a valuable public amenity, well used by local football teams and dog walkers. Government guidelines stipulate that they should be preserved and protected at all cost. Why is SMBC ignoring these guidelines ? THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE !!!
Why was the playing field added at such a late stage without any public consultation or knowledge?

FROG LANE IS A GREEN FIELD SITE. WHY HAS IT BEENPREFERRED TO OTHER AVAILABLE BROWN FIELD SITES ?

This proposed development is 1.5 miles from local amenities, rendering it unsustainable according to Government planning guidelines.

I have information on the points allocated to each individual site and Frog Lane is very low compared with other sites. Why have these sites not been included, ie Grange Farm, 3 sites in Wootton Green Lane and over 100 sites across the borough which have not been included for development ?

WHAT DOES SMBC INTEND ON DOING ABOUT SCHOOLING, DOCTORS, AND PARKING IN THE VILLAGE THIS IS A MAIN CONCERN AS THEY ARE ALL ALREADY OVERSUBSCRIBED

With reference to my recent concerns, currently it takes me 23 minutes to get from my house to the traffic lights on the kenilworth road ( under a mile )!!! In the morning. I understand that development has to take place but really in the worst traffic area in the village?!!!!
If the development goes ahead I will be forced to sell my property and I assume smbc will be compensating for loss of value on my property from the development ?