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Draft Local Plan - Supplementary Consultation

Representation ID: 8012

Received: 13/03/2019

Respondent: Mr Steven Rushton

Representation Summary:

Clear defensible green belt boundary currently provided by Dog Kennel Lane and site will involve infilling of green belt between existing separate developments, conflicting with intention of meaningful gap with Cheswick Green. Existing road capacity is inadequate, with peak hours congestion. Site plus The Green and others in area will result in gridlock with difficult/dangerous access to school.

Full text:

Your report states "Site 12 is within a parcel of moderately performing Green Belt, and given the existing field structure, does not have a clear contiguous defensible Green Belt boundary to the south. This will need to be provided by a strong edge to the proposed development e.g. a new road, which will demarcate the built-up area from the surrounding countryside and provide a meaningful gap with Cheswick Green" This is an inaccurate statement as the "site" currently has a very clear boundary (eg Dog Kennel Lane), developing on this site will clearly start to in fill between Shirley, Monkspath and Cheswick green directly conflicting with the declared intent to have a "meaningful gap with Cheswick Green"

Additionally, the existing road capacity in this area is already inadequate - I would be surprised if the council are not aware of the rush hour queues into, and out of, Dickens Heath, along Dog Kennel Lane and the Stratford Road towards the M42. With the additional developments around Dickens Heath, Cheswick Green, Tidbury Green and the proposed developments in The Green and land south of Dog Kennel Lane the whole area will become grid locked and access to proposed school will surely be difficult / dangerous at best.