Green belt provides an important break between the suburban spread and countryside. This proposal is eroding this and will mean that future development will be considered in the green belt. Hockley Heath will become part of the Dorridge/Knowle Suburban sprawl. Should we not be considering more brown field sites in urban areas and housing options that provide higher densities?.

School road is already dangerous with many traffic accidents occurring, it is too narrow for the traffic at present. This will be further exacerbated by the housing proposals at Blythe Valley. More development on School Road will lead to accidents if the road is not improved.

Infrastructure in Hockley Heath will not accommodate this significant rise in households. There are few public transport options, limited shops for locals and the school is already crammed onto a small site.

These proposals will increase development in housing in Hockley Heath from 792 dwellings by a further 20% (144 houses all on School road). This is very disproportionate and with proposals at Blythe Valley will severely effect what is essentially a rural community.