Object

Representation ID: 13212

Received: 04/10/2021

Respondent: Mrs Christine Greaves

Green belt alongside Walsall Arboretum
evidence base > sites assessment > App C Walsall > SA-0078-WAL St Matthews Aldridge Rd Walsall
I object most strongly to the proposed plan to build 600 houses on this green belt land green spaces are important to us as we have seen in the last 18 months to benefit our physical health and mental well being
these fields are grazing land to sheep cows and horses. Within a mile there is a less affluent part of Walsall and children regularly come to see the animals When the land is built on where will these children see farm animals in their local vicinity
the local infrastructure will not cope said homes were mean 1000 plus extra cars on local roads despite improvements Mellish Road Island only just copes with traffic now and minor roads leading to it definitely won't cope. This large number of houses will have 2000 - 3000 extra people …where are the schools doctors shops et cetera to support them?
A previous application of 14 houses was refused because of drainage problems how will the proposed number of houses cope? the Arboretum regularly floods and houses directly by it have problems too. When these fields are concreted over I dread to think what will happen
Green belt land should not be used when there are still plenty of brownfield sites which could be used instead. Walsall has two shopping centres which are virtually empty - relocate any existing shops into other empty premises and use the land for housing. Crown Wharf in particular is a prime site for this