Object

Representation ID: 11066

Received: 18/08/2021

Respondent: Katherine Baker

I strongly object to the inclusion of any of the boroughs green spaces being used for building.
Developers should be made to use brownfield sites first.
We all know the reason that they prefer green spaces, as they are usually cheaper to develop as they haven't been used previously for possible harmful processes, or have chemicals leeched into the ground, which has to be tested.
The lockdowns that we have had to endure, surely has taught everyone the value of our green spaces even small ones like on Severn drive. I live round the corner in The Plantation and know that this space is well used especially by the children that live in the area.
But for spaces like these a lot of people would have really suffered during lockdowns. We urgently need to save these spaces, I am aware that the government require houses to be build, but the existing houses need to have spaces between them so they are pleasant places to live and don't become concrete jungles, where nothing, not humans or wildlife thrive. We don't just want to survive, we have a right to be happy. this spaces make us happy.
Don't destroy them please.