Dear Sir to whom it may concern.
I am emailing at my disappointment at seeing the proposal to build far too many houses at the back of where I live. I have lived on this estate since 1975. And rode my ponies many times at the bridle path just off Bills Lane. At back of my house.

I understand the need of extra housing but this is ridiculous as at the moment the traffic is horrendous in the morning and evening. We all use the fields and bridlepath to walk and to walk through to Dickens Heath in The summer months. I have chosen to stay this side of Stratford Road for this reason. We can't loose anymore of our greenery.

Not only that Bills Lane is too busy to take more traffic as Dickens Heath traffic is already causing traffic jams in morning all the way down Shakespeare drive and Tamworth Lane. It took me 20min the other day to get my car to crossroads garage.
If there is an emergency in Shirley already the fire engines and police and ambulance drivers can't get through. There is no way the cars can get out of way for them to pass.

They need to build houses where they can make roads wider which is not rocket science. It's not possible to accommodate all theses houses and people. Parts of Earlswood have more space. We have already got Dickens Heath to cope with traffic wise and we have lost all those fields. I think we have had our share. Build some in Knowledge or Dorridge they have bigger wider roads