Comment

Representation ID: 13173

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Ms Hannah Jones

Given the recent findings on the decline in biodiversity in England I object to any building on green belt even the disappearance of front gardens to make car parks has made matters worse we definitely need to keep the green belt around a town like Walsall luckily we have the Arboretum at the centre the lungs of the town Walsall residents enjoy their green spaces and benefit from the fresh air visitors come from far and wide
The tract of fields alongside the extension create the impression of being in the countryside residents who don't have holidays can feel uplifted by the park
Walsall has suffered a loss of funding from central government plus industrial decline and has a very polluting motorway junction we have declining health outcomes
a corridor of rural land was established to enable nature to flourish and protect all forms of wildlife
finally the consultation form itself is difficult to interpret and the public profile has been too low key for residents to be aware of it