We wish to register our objection to the development of Green Belt land to the south of Shirley and at Whitlocks End for the following reasons:-

1. We object to the loss of the use of Green Belt land for housing development.
2. The current road system is not able to support the additional traffic flow that these developments will generate. There are housing developments already under construction in and around the Tidbury Green area and proposals for the Powergen site in Haslucks Green Road that will generate traffic flows in addition to the South Shirley and Whitlocks End proposals.
3. The parking provisions at Shirley, Whitlocks End, Earlswood Lakes and Wythall railway stations are already inadequate and will not therefore encourage people to use the railways.
4. The provision of school places will be inadequate to cope with these developments.
5. Existing doctors surgeries are having difficulty coping with the influx of people over the last 10 years and will not be able to cope with this additional population.
6. Supermarkets in Shirley are currently very busy at peak shopping times and the additional number of shoppers created by the developments will make it worse.
7. The proposed developments are too high a concentration in the Shirley area and in our opinion should be spread out over Solihull Borough.

We trust our views will be taken into account when considering these developments.