I live locally and worried about the impact on the local roads and community facilities.

I think it would be difficult to improve Tythe Barn lane sufficiently given there is Akamba, hedgerows and some houses already along this route which would hinder widening of the pavements and road. The lane is narrow and bendy and this would need to be significantly improved before a new estate feeds onto it. The lighting along that route would need to improved to a standard like that seen at the train station in order to improve safety when walking at night.

The extra high curbs along Tythe Barn would need to be lowered as they present a health and safety risk for those walking from the new estate into Dickens Heath. I broke my ankle on there about 5 years ago at a section where the hedgerows impeded on the pavement and the pavement narrowed (and where there was no street lighting).

I am also concerned at about an increase in traffic during peak times. Very often traffic speeds round the s-bends on Tythe Barn lane. Some more traffic calming would ideally be needed on these bends.

It can take 3 weeks to get an appointment at the local doctors. I think adding several hundred homes will make this significantly worse.