Object

Representation ID: 11624

Received: 29/09/2021

Respondent: Mrs Annie Tolley

Regarding your recent letter re Great Barr Conservation Area building plans and also for the Sutton Road and Calderfields areas. I strongly object to such a massive building plan being put forward. The following points are the reasons why;
1. Lack of suitable traffic management- HGV lorries already use this lane although this means motorists having to reverse if unfortunate enough to meet one
2. Lack of schools, surgeries in the area- more houses would be ridiculous as our schools are all over subscribed now.
3. Wildlife, hedgerows would all be destroyed- against what we are trying to do at present to reduce our carbon footprint.
4. The recent pandemic showed how vital it was for green spaces for people's well being. Building work obviously would greatly diminish this.
5. Traffic on the Sutton Road/ Beacon Rd/ Queslett Road is already packed beyond belief at rush hours and would certainly not cope with this influx of new premises
6. As a nation where a more plant based diet is being looked at - we need fields to grow produce not cover it with bricks & mortar.
Walsall has many derelict & disused properties including shops. I feel that your first port of call should be to reuse these before destroying the conservation and green belt areas.
I'm also concerned that many of the residents where this building work would affect have not been notified and only by word of mouth become aware of any of the proposals.
Finally when I looked online at the proposals it incorrectly states that "Little Oak Barn" is the major property. Pool House Farm is the original property on this land with the barn conversion "Little Oak Barn" being completed in the late 90's.
I feel very strongly that green belt & conservation land should be disregarded so easily. I feel that more could be done to make Walsall town centre more appealing before all the green that surrounds us is taken for developments which can not be supported by the local infrastructure.
I would urge the council to reconsider these proposals & to look at brown sites as the way forward to provide new homes.

Yours sincerely,
Mrs A Tolley