comments and objections (Balsall Common)
1. Preservation of the Green Belt. I am strongly against the proposed dramatic reduction of the Green Belt in the whole Balsall Common area.

2. Site 1: Barretts Farm.

2.1 The proposed development on this site contains far too much housing. It should be reduced and more open space included.

2.2 The proposed infrastructure - a bypass, increased car-parking, a new primary school, enhanced village centre - should be provided at an early stage, and not left to the whims of developers.

2.3 Additional consideration should be given to sports facilities for the much enlarged population, and its location should be planned taking into account existing sports facilities. In particular, the site to the south of the Blessed Robert Grissold Catholic Church should remain as an open space for sporting activity.

2.4 The Concept Masterplan (revised as above) should be mandatory and not left for individual developers and landholders to maximise revenue by submitting planning applications to develop their sites once the green belt designation has been removed. It is noted (para 94) that this site has "...multiple and potential complex land assembly issues". The revised plan should specify how this will be managed.

2.5 The road access to the new site should be from the east (the proposed bypass). The suggestion that access could be provided from Meeting House Lane is unacceptable - the road is very narrow and has no footpath, and is consequently totally unsuitable.