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Representation ID: 12595

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Mrs Joan Highfield

Site Ref: DUH208 p371 (Holbeache)
Highways
1. The A449 alongside Holbeach is a busy section of road with a history of accidents along the stretch the site is proposed. Due to this being a dangerous stretch of road, access to Holbeach Lane was stopped & access to turn right into the Maidensbridge estate also stopped. The further access points required & more vehicles from this proposed development will inevitably mean accidents, injuries and potential fatalities.
2. The geography of the local area means the road dips quite drastically to the Holbeache House access point, this has always been susceptible to flooding & to date has still not been resolved. The proposed development would mean minimal surface water absorption & increase surface run of drastically, this would further contribute to the existing issue of flooding on this section of the A449.
3. In peak times it currently takes in excess of 30 minutes to travel the length of Stallings lane, it often takes me less time to travel the length of Broad street Birmingham where congestion and pollution was deemed so severe a congestion charge was introduced. The extra vehicles on the road brought by the proposed development would mean considerably more traffic, more inconvenience affecting people’s mental health, physical health, more pollution, more accidents.
4. Lack of public transport. Hansen rate this area as having the worst commuting score from homes to places of employment.
5. Kingswinford is not on a “transport corridor” with No rail access. Time taken to reach the rail network is much longer than 30 minutes. Developing at Holbeache contradicts the green agenda.
6. There are also two other major development sites at Stallings Lane and (within 2 miles) which do not have any infrastructure improvements.