Comment

Representation ID: 12299

Received: 29/09/2021

Respondent: Mr John Hemming

Dear Sir/ Madam,

I have just been reading the black country plan posted through my door recently.

I feel what is planned for the Pelsall area is very poorly detailed in your leaflet, my main points are below

1. The map at the back is totally inadequate , Pelsall that will have 43 hectares of green belt land removed isn't even shown.

2.Road names & local features are barely distinguishable

3. It's only by going on to the website and enlarging the individual images that you got a rough idea of where and the scale of green belt desctruction

4. No mention is given of the percentage increase in the population of Pelsall

5. Inadequate me is being given for a proper response to the document

6. No information is being displayed locally within the village , eg Pelsall Village Centre

I look forward to your comments
regards
John Hemming

The main issue with this is that so many people within the Pelsall area are totally unaware of it !

I'm fairly active on social media (facebook, Instagram etc) , listen to the radio (WM & 5 live quite a bit) & I read the free Chronicle weekly paper, but the first I knew of if was a few
weeks ago when Conservative volunteers put a copy of the development plan through my door.

No information is available locally , for example in the village centre

Posting a comment on Facebook's 'Common people Pelsall' page , it turns out hardly any Pelsall people are aware of the plans either!

I feel this is a really serious communication failure , especially considering the impact that this extra population would have on the village of Pelsall

Its almost as if its being kept quiet & swept under the carpet , so it's too late for people to object