Object

Draft Local Plan - Supplementary Consultation

Representation ID: 8420

Received: 14/03/2019

Respondent: Paula Price

Representation Summary:

Objection to Site 4:
- Idyllic lifestyle and view of the countryside will be lost
- Already lot of building development in Dickens Heath and Shirley Parkgate, bringing increased pollution and health implications
- Three local football clubs will be affected
- Knock-on effect on young people able to play sport and their health and wellbeing
- Loss of parkland and recreation areas
- Existing area overcrowded with high volume of traffic
- Highway safety issues
- Whitlocks End station carpark already inadequate

Full text:

We moved to Majors Green in January 2017 to experience a more idyllic lifestyle with views of the countryside. The properties are priced accordingly because of this privilege and the development will no doubt have an impact on local property prices. There has already been a lot of building development in the Dickens Heath area and Shirley Park Gate bringing increased pollution and health implications. There are three local football clubs which stand to be affected by the proposed building where there are regular matches played by younger leagues are we not being encouraged to keep children more active. More and more parkland and recreational areas are being taken away. Sadly my initial impressions on moving here was how the Roads did not seem adequate to cope with the volume of traffic going through the area with the already overcrowded and very built up Dickens Heath plus the traffic from the surrounding Shirley areas. Our property is situated on a particularly bad bend of Haslucks Green Road our neighbours have told us of the accidents that have occurred over the years and since moving here we been unfortunate to witness many RTAs which have resulted in the erection of Bollards, sharp bend warning signs and the introduction of an anti skid surface. Making the Road look like a danger zone! We can often hear the speeding traffic and sometimes wait with baited breathe expecting to hear a crash the roads are dark and narrow and the speeding signs are not adhered to! This will only be heightened with the increased volume of traffic should the proposal go ahead approx 750 houses x an average of 2 cars per household could be 1500 extra cars adding to the daily traffic plus visitors to the area. The car park is already full daily at Whitlocks End station and the public transport is inadequate in Dickens Heath to get commuters to Solihull the residents will have to use their vehicles or go on foot which brings it own risks with the darkened roads and narrow footpaths or no footpaths in parts. By allowing this proposal to go ahead you are putting the safety of all the local residents in more jeopardy!