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Representation ID: 14056

Received: 02/10/2021

Respondent: Mrs Kathryn Keig

Walsall Council, Streetly, Queslett Rd East/Aldridge Road.

I am very concerned about the damaging environmental effects of building on this site. We currently experience regular flooding on the Queslett Rd roundabout. Without the trees, shrubs and grassland of the adjacent fields, there will be nothing to soak up the rain water which pours down from the beacon. This could become a real problem with the climate change issues which we face. This is one of the many reasons why it would be hugely detrimental to the environment.

I understand that we as a population need more housing, and i also agree that developing brownfield sites can be beneficial. However, I strongly believe that building on our precious greenbelt, although alleviating short term problems, will ultimately contribute to the ruin of our planet, making it a dangerous and eventually uninhabitable place. Building on our greenbelt is the thin end of the wedge and eventually, there will be no quality of life for anyone, let alone the "new builds".

Although I strongly disagree with the site being developed, i think that a much smaller development, surrounded by woodland and shrubland would go some way to limiting the damage which the current proposal would cause. A 'screen' of trees and shrubs would also help combat noise pollution, air pollution, and improve the environment in which we live.