Barratt's Farm is a Green Belt site currently used extensively by Balsall Common residents for dog walking and family walks. The site includes a great network of public footpaths which makes it ideal for people wanting to lead a healthy lifestyle. We moved to BC in 2011 and the main reason for moving here was the Barratt's Farm land where we have take our children for walks many weekends and after school. Without the land there would no where to go for a walk locally. The Berkswell side of BC is due to be impacted significantly by HS2. To propose to build on the Barratt's Farm site is a step too far and would reduce our quality of life to such an extent that we would want to move away from the area.