Having read through the Draft Local Plan I believe the following areas require further notification of plans relating to the infrastructure which are not included in the Plan:
Improved public transport is a current issue and will be increased if this Plan is adopted. However, improving frequency is insufficient as attention is also required to the routing of busses and the network of roads on which they are expected to travel.
Whilst agreeing to improvements for cycle and walking connectivity to Whitlocks End Station the reality is an increase housing will increase the requirement for car parking at the station which is currently insufficient. The plan does not address this issue. Pedestrian and vehicular access and egress to the station is poor creating poor traffic flow around the area and putting pedestrians at risk. Highway improvements referred to for Site 26 in the plan refer to "shifting the focus of vehicular traffic movements away from the congested Dickens Heath Road to Bills Lane/Haslucks Green Road, Haslucks Green Road, Junction of Tilehouse Lane and Haslucks Green Road," and yet these areas are already under levels of high traffic flow. The Plan offers no information regarding the impact of the Plan on these roads and pavements some of which are outside their area. What are the views of Bromsgrove Council on the plans for Site 4?