LDP - Proposed Housing Allocation 18

Dear Sir/Madam
I wish to register my objection to the proposed development of 100 houses on the rugby and tennis ground on Sharmans Cross Road.

I object for the following reasons:
1 destruction of local character
2 increased traffic
3 deterioration in availability of services

The proposed development will ruin the feel and character of our neighbourhood. To squeeze loads of houses onto such a plot is not in keeping with the traditional style homes with their well-proportioned appearance, beautiful gardens and adequate parking on-site to cater for today's mobile workers like myself. This development would inject an ugly concentration of buildings into a lovely green space. There is no objective way to argue that this development is consistent with the surrounding area.

I have to commute by car to work. Each morning I have to wait at the end of my cul-de-sac until a break in the traffic opens up. Between 7.30 am and 9.00 am the traffic is so jammed up along Streetsbrook Road heading towards Solihull that it can take 3 minutes to exit my road. The proposed car parking facilities on this proposed development will lead to more on-street car parking and load more traffic hitting Streetsbrook Road from Sharmans Cross Road. Most households that would be able to afford to rent or buy a property in this development will have at least one car and many will have more than one car. The development will increase an already overloaded road system, adding more delays to commute times and more danger to pedestrians and cyclists.

The new residents of the development will want access to the usual services such as education, medical and dental practices. Many of these services are already overloaded - I know from trying to get appointments at my own dentist and GP. The development will introduce even more pressure on the services locally and will result in the new residents having to use their cars to get to such services, further exacerbating the traffic problem I mention above.