Object

Representation ID: 13769

Received: 10/10/2021

Respondent: Mr & Mrs Paul & Linda Cundliffe

Number of people: 2

Objection to proposed building to Calderfields, Aldridge Road, Walsall. St. Matthews.
This is already a high residential area. Building more houses will only add to the pollution problems, as each house could have the potential of having 2 cars or more. Traffic is already at a standstill for long periods of 'rush hour traffic'. The current road out of this area is not suitable for further traffic, therefore causing even more congestion.
Families, will expect to be able to have their children attend the local schools, these are already over-subscribed, with large / long waiting lists. Parents going to 'Appeal', to get their children into their desired school, impacts on the already large numbers of children currently in those classes. Is a new Primary school being built to accomodate the influx?
Losing green belt will mean a loss to a large habitat of wildlife, birds, bats and our natural plants, which all help with keeping the quality of the air we humans breathe! Walsall Arboretum and the Grange Extension is a beautiful area for local people, and has been highly appreciated through these awful times of the COVID-19 pandemic, as a place of tranquility and beauty. Many people have been taking up exercise, going for walks, enjoying our flora and fauna. Building on/next to this will have a devastating effect for all.
There are plenty of unused 'brown' sites which, could be transformed to housing, or even look towards parts of the empty town centre. Walsall shops are spread over too large an area - look at condensing this and re-purposing the exsiting site, ie Crown Wharf/Saddlers Centre, to residential.
Building on our Green Belt land will not encourage more people to shop in Walsall Town Centre.