Object

Representation ID: 13041

Received: 29/09/2021

Respondent: Mrs Beverley Watkins

I am objecting to the planned developments of a through road between Crestwood park estate and the Ketley Quarry & The Lapwood open space development which will have a catastrophic impact on the Crestwood park estate. The surrounding infrastructure cannot support the addition of 850+ houses on the Ketley Quarry and 45 house on the Lapwood avenue open space area. Having a through road between the Ketley Quarry and the Crestwood park estates would form a cut through from Bromley Lane to the main Dudley road. This would cause a significant increase of traffic on the estate where children are playing. I have lived in the area all my life and know that traffic would use the cut through due to the congestion at Kingswinford cross traffic lights an the congestion at the lights on Pensnett high street. At times the estate can be very busy and congested especially when the school children are being dropped off and collected. It is very dangerous at these times with cars parked on both sides of the road. Plus children and parents crossing between the parked cars. Now add a potential increase of 850 plus vehicles using Lapwood Avenue to access the Ketley Quarry estate every day it will be putting lives at risk. There will be added noise and air pollution which will have an impact on the health and mental health of the residents. Currently the standard of green open space within the Kingswinford area is very poor. Remove these space and residents will be forced to use their cars to drive further afield to find open space to relax in therefore adding more vehicle movements on the estate and adding to local pollution and the issue of global warming