Object

Representation ID: 11069

Received: 22/09/2021

Respondent: Mr Chad Rhodes

[Viewfield Crescent]

I understand that a proposal has been made as part of the Black Country Plan to remove Greenbelt status of a substantial area of land off Viewfield Cresent, Sedgley for the purposes of housing. I am writing to object to this development and agree with our Local Councilor's reasons for refusal and wish to add more:
The Black Country Plan has identified a number of areas with little consideration for local residents, the wider community and wildlife.

The first question that must be asked is why reduce the already shrinking Greenbelt Land we have in the Dudley Borough when there are ample amount of Brownfield sites seeking development and will help rejuvenate eyesores across the borough, is this the part of the process in our bid for city status to rid the areas of green space?

Housing developments should be considered to meet the demands of an area, where has the demand for 24 'exclusive' homes been identified? As the houses will be built to attract the exclusive buyer surely this development is being consider for monetary purposes and not to support the growth of the local community.

The development will have detrimental effects on local residents increasing both noise and light pollution. The development will be in eye-line of my residence and many others, a feature of many of the local houses, how will local residents affected be compensated? Sedgley's infrastructure already finds it difficult to cope with the congestion with its already established residence let alone the vast numbers of individuals who use A459 to commute between Wolverhampton and Dudley, further residency will overwhelm the roads.

The harmful impact on local wildlife will be irreversible. Cotwall end Nature Reserve is host to an array of birds and mammals, reducing their habitat further will drive said wildlife away or lead to their death.

The IPCC has clearly identified that Green House gases are unequivocally driving the rate of Global Warming at an unimaginable rate. The impact of building a further 24 homes at the cost of reducing our Greenbelt Land is criminal following said report.