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Draft Local Plan Review

Representation ID: 3298

Received: 16/02/2017

Respondent: Donna Ponsonby

Representation Summary:

Site 18 Objection.

Overdevelopment of site. Out of character with surrounding area.
Severe traffic problems at Sharmans Cross Road, especially during morning rush hour and school run.
Will cause traffic chaos.
Danger to pedestrians, especially schoolchildren.
Loss of sporting facilities. Council must seek to safeguard them.
Should investigate why requests to use pitches by local clubs are being ignored.



Full text:

Local Development Plan - Proposed Housing Allocation !8

I wish to lodge my strong objections to the proposal to build 100 houses on the rugby ground on Sharmans Cross Road.
This is an unsuitable, overly dense development, which would be totally out of character with the surrounding area.
It would cause traffic chaos on Sharmans Cross Road, which is already subject to severe problems, particularly in the morning when people are going to work and school.
Pedestrians would inevitably be placed at further risk, especially children going to the local schools. It is already a nightmare in the morning and evening rush hours trying to cross the junction of Sharmans Cross Road where it meets Streetsbrook Road.
Above all, it would lead to the unacceptable loss of a sporting amenity for the benefit of the residents of Solihull. I am aware of the demand to use the pitches on the site by local clubs and it would appear that their requests to do so are being ignored. This is very worrying and should be investigated further. The Council must seek to safeguard accessible facilities for the Borough. We do not have enough of them and it make no sense to ruin the ones that do exist and could be put to good use immediately.
I ask that the site be excluded from the development plan