I wish to object to the proposed building of up to 67/100 houses on the above site.
I have lived on Sharmans Cross Road for nearly 20 years & have written & emailed several times objecting to any building on the site for purposes other than sport & recreation.
We must retain the covenant on the area that outlines its use for sporting purposes only.
The freehold on the site must also be retained & not sold on.
My house backs onto the proposed site & apart from the eyesore it will create, it will :
1. Totally destroy the current character of the area.
2. Parking along the road can be problematic at the moment. If building on this site is granted it will become horrific, especially when one calculates how many cars the average household in the area owns.
3. Drainage on the Victorian drains will become even worse than it is currently.... this road is well known for its flooding issues !
4. Increased population would also cause strain on the area from a medical viewpoint as well as from a schooling viewpoint. Waiting lists on catchment schools are already massively oversubscribed on all age levels.
5. The area I would look out onto from my garden would be so densely populated compared to the area at present.
At the moment I look out into mature trees & plantlife which will be destroyed if the area is urbanised !
6. As a family we enjoy membership of the Arden Tennis Club ... what will become of this private club ? So many possibilities have been mooted. It could become another sporting facility in jeopardy as a result.
Looking at the list of other proposed sites in this area that have been highlighted as suitable sites for residential homes I implore you to reconsider.
We need to foster co operation with SMBC, other sports clubs that would be interested in using the ground for the good of Solihull people.
At present the area has deliberately been left to become overgrown & problematic & a site for anti social behaviour by Oakwood Estates . It must stop now & SMBC must take some responsibility for this.
I implore you to do the right thing & save this site from being over densely populated site for new homes.