Object

Representation ID: 13122

Received: 13/09/2021

Respondent: Darren Ford

As a resident of [address disclosed] I am very disappointed to hear that the council is considering releasing even more of our vital green belt land. I would like to take this opportunity to lodge my objection on the following grounds :-
1. Priority - the wider borough obviously has a history of industrial use and there is without doubt a multitude of brown field sites that should be consider prior to any precious green belt.

2. Practicality - the site along the Worcester Road (B4187) runs alongside the railway cutting between Hagley and Stourbridge Stations. This railway needs regular and specific maintenance by large machinery and access is always required. This obviously hasn't been considered as this fact alone makes building redevelopment of the site impractical.

3. Safety - the road is already busy and suffers from speeding drivers between Hagley and the crossroads at Stourbridge Golf Course. Any increase in residential housing will no doubt increase traffic and bring increased risk to adults and children alike either using the Worcester Lane park or crossing with dogs or walking in the fields.

4. Mental Health and Wellbeing - COVID has proven just how valuable this area of green belt has been to the local community and has been a life-line for people needing to walk, excercise, spend valuable time with children and dogs etc. Removal of this passage to the fields beyond would mean a tangible negative effect on peoples health and wellbeing.

5. Environmental - simply put this is an area of beauty that brings joy to people but is also of course a vital area for widlife and insects. At this time more than ever surely you must see this as needless environmental impact - see again point 1.

6. Amenities - already doctors, playgroups, schools etc are at and beyond capacity, how exactly is this plan being considered without the necessary local amentities being in place.
In summary and put simply the protection of our environment is more important than ever and we should all be doing all we can to protect green belt, especially when we know there are numerous brown field sites that would actually benefit from redevelopment as opposed to the council allowing the destruction of green belt.