The roads in and around Dickens Heath cannot cope currently in rush hour (particularly mornings) where many roads through the village are gridlocked. This is made worse by on-road parking on major routes through the village and a bottleneck at the Miller and Carter pub island. It is becoming impossible to drive into Solihull in a morning. More housing will make an already very problematic situation worse. The traffic infrastructure should be resolved now before new houses are built.
The comments in this section do not adequately protect the integrity and infrastructure of the villages of Dickens Heath, Cheswick Green and Tidbury Green. They are not being offered the same consideration or protection as villages such as Hockley Heath or Hampton-in-Arden, where greater consideration is being given to infrastructure yet fewer additional houses are being proposed. This is unacceptable to the residents of Blythe. I would ask the councillors and planning inspector to visit Dickens Heath during the morning rush hour before making any decisions - you will see how unworkable these proposals are.