Object

Draft Local Plan - Supplementary Consultation

Representation ID: 6710

Received: 15/02/2019

Respondent: Mrs Elizabeth Last

Representation Summary:

Objection to proposal of 350 homes at Site 4:
- Loss of Green Belt and coalescence between Dickens Heath and villages in Bromsgrove
- Increased traffic will exacerbate existing congestion
- Extra demands on overcrowded rail services and inadequate parking
- Loss of sports ground
- Adverse impact on ancient woodland and ecology
- Loss of attractiveness to Dickens Heath
- Negative impact on landscape character
- Existing flooding issues made worse
- Lots of local objection
- Pressure on primary school places
- Area taken more than fair share of development in recent years

Full text:

I am writing to voice strong objections to the reduced proposal of 350 homes at the above site. I have lived in this area for 40+ years and we have been saturated with houses, buildings etc etc, over the years, and another 350 is not acceptable for the following reasons.

1. Developing this site for housing, sports centre etc will not bring any benefits to this community. I suggest you pursue sites in the Solihull area, and leave us alone.

2. Impact on the function of high performing green belt status of land will be lost which is contrary to government policy. There would be coalescence between dickens heath village, Whitlocks end, majors green and brooms grove district.

3. Extra people/traffic will exacerbate congestion through dickens heath village, on the A34 and surrounding roads.

4. Extra demands on overcrowded local rail services + inadequate parking.

5. Loss of sports grounds/recreation areas fort 9 clubs. Contrary to government policy.

6. Loss of attractive dickens heath which is surrounded by green belt.

7. Impact on landscape character within an area of high sensitivity.

8. Tithe barn wood most significant ancient woodland in Solihull and would need suitable semi-natural buffer which will reduce areas of development.

9. The development would have a significant adverse impact on the ecology of the area, inc. wildlife sites and protected species etc.

10. Sports fields flood and would cause extra flooding problems.

11. 90% of dickens heath parishioners have already objected to sites 4.

12. Extra demand for places at dickens heath school.

13. A's already mentioned tilbury green and dickens heath have taken far more than their faIr share of development over the last years.