Comment

Draft Black Country Plan

Representation ID: 12344

Received: 01/10/2021

Respondent: Christine Leahey

Representation Summary:

Document Ref. Strategic Allocation WSA3, Site WAH237/ WAH235

Your policy document states that one of the design principles is "improvements to local facilities to support residents & to enhance the sustainability of the existing area, in particular improved capacity at the primary schools and local health centre". The existing area will not be enhanced as there is no infrastructure for transport and schools are oversubscribed as well as the local health centre. Widening the local roads will have a significant negative impact to the local residents, increased traffic, air pollution, noise all of which are identified as factors that would not have an adverse affect on the local area.
There are no existing drainage amenities suitable for such an extensive development and any development will directly contradict your principles of delivering landscape, biodiversity and amenity benefits.


The land is used for agriculture Grade 3a and is consistently producing crops each year. Any change will significantly affect the livlihood and economical well being of the people involved in this valuable food production system.