Local Development Plan Site 245

My reasons for objecting to the above plan are as follows:

The Rugby Club ground was gifted to the Council with the condition that it was retained for sports purposes. The current SMBC lease with Oakmoor ( Sharmans Cross ) Ltd contains this stipulation. Solihull has already lost too many sports facilities at a time when the Government policy is said to encouraging fitness of the population.

Oakmoor have done everything possible to discourage sports clubs who have expressed an interest in renting the site in order to prove there is no sporting interest in the site.

In response to earlier development proposals the following points were made in objections made at that time

The proposed high density scheme was entirely out of keeping with the surrounding area.

Sharmans Cross Road already experienced serious congestion at peak times whilst attempting to enter the traffic flow on Streetsbrook Road. Since then in common with the rest of Solihull the traffic has increased considerably and the introduction of bus routes has not helped matters. The proposed 67/100 new homes will only make the situation worse.

Whenever it rains heavily the road floods to such an extent that it enters our drive and although Severn Trent have cleared the drains it has not improved matters.

Both medical services and schooling are under considerable pressure without the influx of these extra families unless you are planning to provide extra facilities in these areas