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Representation ID: 12532

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Mrs Jane Swingler

Black Country Site Assessment Report
Dudley Appendix A, Pages 75-78 Holbeache SA-OO1 7-DUD
Loss of green belt and impact on wildlife and the environment;
All brownfield sites should be used before green belt.
Building here will mean a loss of wildlife, trees and the very popular daffodil annual display.
Local people appreciate the green belt through walks and cycle rides.
I chose to move away from large residential areas and live close to rural areas with cleaner air and green
spaces.
Building on green belt will cause air and water pollution with chemicals released during construction.
Effect on local services: Roads
Additional traffic will cause higher C02 emmissions and poorer air quality, increased accidents. It will also
cause drivers to cut through the Maidensbridge estate, creating road safety issues.
Additional housing will add to flooding issues which already occurs on the A449 at Holbeache Nursing Home
at times of heavy rain.
Employment and transport links: Wall Heath is situated 13 miles to nearest MS junction and 11.5 miles to
nearest M6 junction. Both routes are via built up areas, which at peak times can take up to an hour to get to.
There are no rail or cycle networks from Wall Heath and the bus service is limited. The plan, which will add
extra vehicles will cause an extra burden to the already extremely busy A449.
Effect on local services: NHS
There aren’t enough doctors and dentists in the local area. Moss Grove Surgery, Kingswinford is already
having to send patients to their Kinver practice.
This plan is about Housing Developers making a lot of money, building expensive housing for the minority,
within a prestigious setting. It is not about providing affordable homes for the majority.
This is not what the government proposed.
Affordable housing should be built on High Streets in place of vacant shops. Unfortunately High Street
shopping will soon become history. We have to change now for the future.