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Representation ID: 14072

Received: 28/09/2021

Respondent: Craig Harrison

Re : Land adjacent to Stonnall Rd, Aldridge - Walsall Council - STRATEGIC ALLOCATION WSA3

Bulding on green belt is not ideal, I understand the need to build houses, to house the ever increasing population, But Expanding the borough outwards is Easy, Lazy Planning, There are parts of Walsall Borough that are a disgrace, and need re-developing before trying to attract new residents.
I Travel to Leeds a lot and over the last 10 years they have completely re modeled the City Centre and made it an attractive place to visit, this has started to attract big business to invest in the City and now New people want to live there.
I can only speak of the Walsall borough, The town centre is a disgrace, empty shops closed business's and a town in real decay. Start at the begining and have some pride and vision for the town, this will in 10-20 years bring in new people and investment. Not a short term plonking 300 houses on a Green belt site to paper over the cracks.

* Stonnall Rd would need widening at the junction with Birch lane as the brow of that hill is dangerous at the best of times.

* A new junction (traffic lights / Traffic Island) would need to be established at the Junction of Birch lane and Chester Rd, this junction is already very dangerous with numerous Near Fatal accidents each year.

*A new junction (traffic lights / Traffic Island) would need to be established at the Junction of lazy hill Rd and Chester Rd, this junction is already very dangerous with numerous Near Fatal accidents each year.

*If 350 houses are bult on this site then this would add approx 700 cars to the morning and evening commute making the above points more relevant.

* All the local Junior and Senior schools are at full capacity so extensions to the currant schools or new schools would be required.