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Representation ID: 9821

Received: 14/03/2019

Respondent: Mrs P Green

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. Proposals will impact on air quality and health.
Site is greenfield/green belt in the Meriden Gap which the Mayor and leader of the Council has pledged to protect. Site performs very poorly in SA, it stretches out far from the village boundary so it would be necessary to drive to shops, the medical centre, train station and primary school. Area is rich in wildlife and development will harm listed Berkswell Windmill. Road access is unsuitable on Windmill Lane opposite Hob Lane, already a rat run. Otherwise traffic will have to cut through Meer Stones Road Estate. Development would impact on residents as there is green buffer to preserve existing visual amenity, and from construction noise.