Comment

Draft Black Country Plan

Representation ID: 13614

Received: 09/10/2021

Respondent: Mrs Sylvia Jackson

Representation Summary:

1. Greenbelt should be preserved at all costs
2 Has anyone carried out a survey with regard to our ability to feed the population without importing food?
3 Climate change concerns make preservation of Green Belt a top priority
4 Young people should not be confined to huge areas of urban jungle they need clean air
5 Pollution - Newtown and surrounding areas of Brownhills Castings is a major source of pollution in this area. Who receives the disgusting odours/ chemicals is subject to wind direction, weather conditions etc
We also have traffic using the A5 and the Toll Road on the other side of Newtown, Quatro using the rail sidings.
6 Local people are concerned at what appear to be high numbers of cancer cases in our area
7 We have [Redacted-sensitive information] living in our area as well as birds. You can't expect them to discover where they can exist in the future. There are a lot of horses - they need fields and hay. Leave the countryside alone and look at town centres where shops are closing with a view to providing homes