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Representation ID: 8607

Received: 15/03/2019

Respondent: Bill Young

Overall level of growth in settlement is excessive and much greater than proposed elsewhere, with reduction in numbers for Dickens Heath/Shirley and no allocations in Dorridge. Brownfield sites were put forward as alternatives to avoid development of greenfield land, not as additional sites. This is not a fair distribution particularly as the village will have to deal with HS2. Proposals will impact on air quality and health.
Site is greenfield/green belt in the Meriden Gap and should be protected as the Mayor and Leader of the Council has pledged. It would create the narrowest gap between settlements do not understand why it is being included. Site performs very poorly in SA, is not accessible because it stretches so far from the village boundary and therefore people would need to drive to shops, medical centre, train station and primary school. Development would harm the Grade II* listed Berkswell Windmill and adversely affect wildlife including owls, red kites. Woodpeckers and protected Great Crested Newts . Road access is unsuitable either onto Windmill Lane opposite Hob Lane or through Meer Stones Road estate - this is already turning into a rat run. Development would impact on current residents, in some parts medium density housing is proposed with no green buffer to preserve visual amenity. Construction noise and vibration will affect residents and could cause long term damage to Berkswell Windmill.