Opposing to the LDP on Sharmans Cross Road
I am a resident of Sharmans Cross Road and I am opposing the development of a new housing estate.

I demand that the 2013 all party policy on the rugby ground on maintaining the sports ground only covenant and not selling the freehold be retained.
There are a number of reasons for why I am against this development.

Firstly the traffic on Sharmans Cross road is dreadful particularly at peak traffic times. This will only worsen with the addition of 67/100 houses, as Sharmans Cross will be the only road by which you can enter and exit the estate main road used as a bypass between Shirley and main Solihull. Especially as this is a key road used for commuters going between Shirley and Solihull town centre. In additional to this, I imagine the parking on the road will also worsen as I doubt there will be sufficient parking on the new estate for the number of residents. Please can you advise how you propose this issue?

In addition to this, there is the issue of inadequate school capacity. The schools in the surrounding area are already over subscribed. They barely have the capacity to accommodate the current population. Increasing the population in this area will indeed have a detrimental impact on children's education. How do you propose to overcome this issue? Have you set aside further funds in order to accommodate the increased demand on education?

Finally with the proposed development having 4-5 times more density than the rest of the area, it will be out of character with the rest of the surrounding area. How will you ensure the character is retained? Will you safeguard any trees with tree preservation orders? Not only for retaining the character of the area but more importantly protecting the environment.