There are strong arguments to not include site 413 in the LDP. Firstly, the number of dwellings proposed on the site would add additional strain on already stretched resources (schools, doctors, roads). The additional c500 houses already built in the KDBH area in the past few years has put considerable challenges on the local resources. Congestion round the roads, lack of parking and the existing parking problems on Dorridge Road causes issues.

Secondly, focussing on the actual site I disagree that the changes to visual impact should be categorised as low. Based on the Landscape Character Assessment the assessment should look at the site from a variety of angles and given the site proposed can be seen from a number of roads there would be a high change to the visual impact and the character of the area.

The roads (Darley Green Grove Road, Blue Lake Road, Knowle Wood Road) would not be able to sustain the additional traffic these new dwellings would create. Even if the Council tried to promote local bus services the local stop is not near the proposed 413 site and would have a very low uptake.

Site 413 would contravene the principles of he Green Belt in Policy VC1. The proposal for this site is not in harmony with the local area and it will not sit well within the already well developed area.

I believe it would be prudent to omit site 413 from the LDP and concentrate on already proposed / approved sites.