No
Draft Local Plan Review
Representation ID: 494
Received: 29/01/2017
Respondent: Mr Chris Gibbs
The proposed housing on site 13 (South of Shirley) will deprive the local community of the only area in Shirley where it is still safe for dogs to be exercised off-lead on public land, as well as affecting a much appreciated wildlife area. Combined traffic impact from sites 4,12 and 13 (which all have high green belt scores) will make A34 Stratford Road between Marshall Lake Road and M42, already extremely congested, nightmarish. Coming so soon after the halving of Shirley park for development, it feels as if Solihull's motto should be changed from "Urbs in Rure" to simply "Urbs".
The proposed housing on site 13 (South of Shirley) will deprive the local community of the only area in Shirley where it is still safe for dogs to be exercised off-lead on public land, as well as affecting a much appreciated wildlife area. Combined traffic impact from sites 4,12 and 13 (which all have high green belt scores) will make A34 Stratford Road between Marshall Lake Road and M42, already extremely congested, nightmarish. Coming so soon after the halving of Shirley park for development, it feels as if Solihull's motto should be changed from "Urbs in Rure" to simply "Urbs".