18 Sharmans Cross Road

I have received your letter about the Proposed Housing Allocation 18 at Sharmans Cross Road
and I have seen the information and studied the plans. There are various concerns that I have
about these.

There is already a Tree Preservation Order on trees on the land between Arden Tennis Club and
houses no.28 to no.36 in Winterbourne Road. T.P.O. No 174. dated 31st March 1989.

I understand that this land should be for sport. SMBC minuted in 2013 that the use of the grounds
was only for sport and that they would not sell the freehold. There is a shortage of pitches in
Solihull, less than the national target and loosing this land would be a loss of sports in the central
town area. The rugby club field is not used at the moment because the rent wanted from the
developers is too high and so clubs are discouraged. The Arden Lawn Tennis Club is a vibrant,
active club with all the facilities it needs and adequate parking and so no cars are left on nearby
roads. It is on freehold land and so has access to assets for building projects. This would be lost if
it was moved to leasehold land. Houses built too near ALTC would suffer from flood lights and
noise from the club.

The amount of housing suggested in this area would be very dense and probably require flats to
make up to a hundred dwellings. This would be totally out of character with the surrounding houses
in the area.

Living in this area I am concerned about all the extra cars turning into Sharmans Cross Road. It is
already a nightmare with cars parking near the school at the beginning and end of the day, with
buses and cars trying to get through.There is no extra capacity in local schools, no infant school
near by, and already overcrowded medical centres. Buses don't run often and the train station is
25-30mins walk away. This would put more cars on Sharmans Cross Road and to the junction with
Streetsbrook Road, already a dangerous junction with queues at busy times.