I wish to register my concerns regarding the proposed plan for site 26. Regarding the sustainability of the infrastructure:
Roads. The current road infrastructure is barley adequate for existing traffic, with both Bills Lane and Shakespeare Drive both regularly at a standstill during peak morning and afternoon periods. The proposed 'Future Access points' will also exacerbate the issues, with the one access point being on a hill and opposite an existing road (Neville road) which already proves difficult to navigate and regularly causes near accidents.
Rail. The current rail infrastructure is already overcrowded during peak periods, with both the Whitlocks End and Shirley station car parks at capacity, the further influx of commuters will increase both the overcrowding as well as on street parking.
Flooding. The land for site 26 is at an elevation above Bills Lane and whenever there is heavy rain the spill off cascades down the lane to collect at the railway bridge. Any removal of the soak away effects of the fields and trees will undoubtedly increase the level of flooding at the bottom of Bills lane/Haslucks Green road.

The lack of any major employer locally will mean that commuter traffic be it in cars or train will increase, as we have seen with Dickens Heath, the current infrastructure cannot cope.

Yours
John Ryland
Bills Lane.