Currently the Whitlock's Farm has been given over to the Christmas trees for a number of years, if this cannot continue (though if the proceeds of selling for development are not forthcoming it may hopefully continue) it should replaced with indigenous species, rather than destroy trees that have a positive effect on the environment. There have already been homes added along the bridle path that have had a deleterious effect on the ability to enjoy walking dogs due to the dancer of traffic. In addition, it has already meant increased traffic access to Bills Lane.
Bills Lane already struggles with he volume of traffic at the junction with Haslucks Green Road and at the junctions of Shakespeare Drive and Burman Road, all used at rat runs to the Stratford Road or access to car parking at either Shirley Station or Whitlocks End. The queues tail back considerably leaving current residents of the Badgers estate suffering the brunt of this when trying to use the only exit from the estate, There is now almost constant traffic noise coming from Bills Lane with late night speeding. Increased road safety risks there already having been a fatal accident due to speeding vehicle. There will inevitably be an increase in traffic consequent to other proposed developments in Cheswick Green, Dickens heath, Tidbury Green. The suggestion that there should be a focus of vehicular traffic movements away from congested Dickens heath Road to Bills Lane/Haslucks Green Road is plain ignorance of the volume of traffic already using Bills Lane and the chaotic congestion at expanding peak times at junctions. It will impact on surrounding roads as vehicles try and avoid congestion.

The existing trees clean the air, reduce the excess water collecting at that location, provide a natural environment to existing wildlife.would amount to urban sprawl on a large area of Green Belt.
Site 26 will leave a narrow gap between Dickens Heath and Shirley creating urban sprawl, the prevention of which is one of the purposes of the Green Belt as stated in the NPPF. It is disingenuous to use the problems with the Dickens heath development as grounds for proposing Site 26. Dickens heath has gone beyond the original intention. It now has some 1800 dwellings (and increasing) but the original design was for only 700 dwellings. The impact of this level of population on the local road system, which has had no road improvements to compensate for this additional growth, is significant. Outside the village built-up boundary, the roads are primarily narrow country lanes.It suggests that attention should be diverted away from the Shirley area and focussed elsewhere in the Borough. It has already impacted ob Bills Lane volume of traffic. Having resided off Bills Lane for 30+ years, the impact has been remarkable and significant.

In combination with the newly expanded Site 12, it will end up enclosing the area covered by Site 13 on 3 sides. The narrowing of the gap and enclosure of Site 13 presents a threat to future development of the land at Site 13 which provides invaluable green infrastructure to may residents of Shirley and beyond.It is vital that site 13 is protected as a nature reserve. Surrounding it on 3 sides will have an impact on the natural environment and existing wildlife and air pollution.
The land is already noted as GreenBelt parcel that scores highly and the trade off is misplaced with Shirley bearing a disproportionate amount of housing development and having an unfair burden of nearly 40% of new homes provided.