Object

Representation ID: 11241

Received: 15/09/2021

Respondent: Mr Paul Westwood

I object to this development on a number of grounds.
I live on Holbeache Road, traffic on the road is heavy as it stands and at times unsafe with speeding drivers, with the proposed number of new homes either side of the road my concern is that traffic will become even heavier and more dangerous.

My local doctors surgery (Moss Grove) is over subscribed, my last appointments I have been sent to the Kinver surgery due to a lack of appointments at Moss Grove, this will be further exacerbated by the proposed developments.

A large factor of our decision to move to the area was the quality of schools for future children, a major concern is the impact of two large housing developments on classroom sizes and how this would be detrimental to the development of local children and the quality of their education.

Another major appeal of the area is the greenbelt land which surrounds the area, some of which is slated to be built upon as part of the proposed development. The impact on the local environment would be huge, the array of local wildlife we have will almost certainly be harmed, not to mention air quality not only during the construction process but following on from this should the development go ahead and be occupied.

There are a large number of brownfield sites in the surrounding area which should in my opinion take precedent when looking into the provision of new housing rather than green belt land which is good for the environment, the wellbeing of local residents and provides good agricultural possibilities.

Given the level of development locally (2nr large developments in Wombourne, 2nr large developments at Himley View and Ibstock brickworks), I feel that the area has become saturated, i fear that further developments in this vicinity will push local services to breaking point and will be massively detrimental to the local environment and to the quality of life of local residents.