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Representation ID: 13075

Received: 17/09/2021

Respondent: Kevin Parker

Black Country Plan – Objections to sites DUH208 (Holbeach) and DUH211 (A449, lodge lane, Swindon Road ‘The Triangle’)

These are both greenfield sites on the edge of Kingswinford/Wall Heath.

The sheer size of these sites will cause a significant increase in traffic through Wall Heath and Kingswinford.
The roads are already congested and at peak times cause significant delays and air pollution. The existing ‘hot spots’ will be exacerbated by the proposed increase in housing:

- Stallings Lane (B4175), heading towards Wall Heath, tailbacks from traffic lights at junction with A491, often beyond Morrisons store
- Wall Heath High Street, often tails back from mini-Islands in the centre of wall heath beyond the island on A449/Swindon road junction
- Junction of A449 and A4101 (Lodge Lane), already and accident hotspot and close the Summerhill School. Extra traffic will increase pollution for pupils walking to and from school and increase likelihood of accidents, injury and potentially death of pupils
- Kingswinford Cross, approaches from all directions (Wolverhampton, Dudley, Kidderminster, Stourbridge) already busy at peak times. Again close to a school (The Kingswinford School) – delays will increase use of rat-runs through Water Street, Cottage Street, Wartell Bank, Penzer Street, Queen Street, Dawley Brook Road … increasing pollution and danger of accidents to residents and pupils.

The road infrastructure of Wall Heath and Kingswinford simply will not cope with the increased housing proposed in these specific locations. This will affect the quality of life and the safety of pupils and residents via increased traffic, use of rat-runs and pollution.