Object

Draft Local Plan - Supplementary Consultation

Representation ID: 6646

Received: 08/02/2019

Respondent: Dr Sophie McDowall

Representation Summary:

- Incongruous effect of housing and an urban style sports centre in this area
- More appropriate sites on lower grade Green Belt
- Increase in traffic
- Adverse impact on local ecology including needing a protective buffer to ancient woodland
- Adverse impact on landscape character
- Flooding will worsen
- Area around Tidbury Green has already been subjected to exponential and inappropriate development

Full text:

I wish to object to the above because of the incongruous effect of housing and an urban style sports centre in this area , particularly when there are more appropriate sites of a lower grade of Green Belt. The increase in traffic will create excessive congestion and put more pressure upon parking at the station and in surrounding roads. The impact upon the character of the landscape would be detrimental. Additionally, the ancient woodland of Tithe Barn Wood needs a protective buffer which will reduce the available area. The development will have an adverse impact upon the ecology of the area and legally protected great crested newts, badgers and bats will be harmed. Furthermore, the site is one of clay which will make flooding worse. Finally, I believe 90% of respondents to Dickens Heath Parish Council survey objected to Site 4 and the area around Tidbury Green has already been subjected to exponential and inappropriate development.