I am writing to express my very serious concerns in relation to the LDP including the old Rugby Ground/Arden Tennis Club site, Sharman's cross Road in its future projections.
As a neighbour in Welcombe Grove, Solihull, directly affected by these projections I formally object to these specific projections. It is vital that the 2013 all party policy on the Rugby Ground be retained where they would not sell the freehold of the site or lift the covenants; so in order to maintain its use for sporting purposes and as ancillaries to sport.
To propose some 67 - 100 mixed properties is totally unacceptable as its density will be between at least 4-5 times greater than the surrounding area.
I really urge SMBC to take back control of all of the land at the site, including the contentious 'sector' currently under the ownership of a firm of Property developers. In the short/medium term it should be returned to sporting use for the good of the borough, or as a site for say a new school, again with appropriate sporting facilities. I appreciate significant sums of money are involved but that should not stop us taking the right decision for Solihull.
It is my understanding that Solihull is well down the league in terms of providing sufficient sporting facilities/sites for their local sporting needs. Surely with an increasing population and new school places SMBC should be seeking to retain its sporting grounds under such circumstances.
Whilst I have sympathy towards the need for new housing in the Solihull area, SMBC are being terribly short sighted to let go of these excellent recreational facilities; when there are so many other areas of the Borough that are available and not in the Green Belt.