Object

Representation ID: 14155

Received: 08/10/2021

Respondent: Dr and Mrs Paul and Gail Wright

Number of people: 2

This Objection Is sent on behalf of Dr.Paul Wright and Mrs Gail Diane Wright




SAVE OUR GREEN BELT LAND / ALDRIDGE ROAD QUESLETTE ROAD, STREETLY / ALSO KNOWN AS COLUMBIA PARK DEVELOPMENT



Dear sir or Madam

We wish to advise you that we strongly object to the proposed BCP using Green Belt land in particular the land on the Aldridge Road and Quelsette Road here in Streetly.



The density of housing on this site is the highest on the BCP plan and is totally unacceptable for our community. The area will put extreme pressure on our already overwhelmed community infrastructure ,where are all the children going to go to school, how are we going to ensure everyone can get a doctor's appointment (impossible now)??. Dentists will be overwhelmed, Police with their limited resources will be stretched even more, and Council Services will be put under more pressure.

By using this land to build 960 homes will take way for ever or corridor of open space we have at present. In these times when the focus is on Climate change and global warning it would be an absolute tragedy for our generation and future generations to build so many homes on this site. It will remove for ever the trees, hedgerows, fields' grassland and habitation for so much wild life. All this totally goes against the message of Climate change the Government is setting out. We need to retain our Green belt land to have chance of building a better world so it survives for generations to come.

The homes would bring more air, light and noise pollution and emissions, 960 homes will equal at least 960 cars. This will lead to an increase in traffic on local roads that are already used by far too many vehicles now and are now unsuitable for a vast increase in traffic. If these homes were built major changes would have to be made on the surrounding network of roads to make them safe to either enter or exit the site for all these additional vehicles. Public Transport is at present inadequate for the area, if it was ever to be improved with more bus routed this would be another addition to our already congested roads and would add to the emissions.

Every effort and additional efforts must be made to identify and use Brown Field Sites, there are many many abandoned shops and units along our high streets .... convert these to affordable homes to breathe life back in to the High Streets before they are lost forever. I know the Plan has to give some more Employment but surely now as you look at the West Midlands there is so much unused and empty Industrial/Office Spaces so why are these not been looked at so they can be used. Off ice Blocks can be converted in to suitable homes
for all ages. By using Brown Field sites it is an opportunity to put back the area to housing stock and improve the surrounding environment so giving more back to improve the Climate not to mention how much better it would all look so appealing to a wide majority of home owners and bringing a better standard of environment and surrounding area.

Flooding is another issue here in Streetly, when we have heavy rain many of our roads become flooded as they cannot cope now, put another 960 homes in to the equation and we are going to be in serious trouble especially at the junction of the Aldridge Road and Queslette Road it is impassable when flooded until it is cleared. There would have to be some serious adaptation of the complete drainage system in the area.

With an already busy area for troff ic if this plan is past to use this Green belt site during construction what Guarantee's would we have as local residents to be able to go about our daily routines if the area is swamped with construction traffic? I suspect we would have no guarantees what so ever that our lives would not be disrupted for a very long time.

We, like other residents are concerned about our house values, who would want to buy in the midst of this large development taking place, I think we would certainly lose a lot of value to our homes during and after construction.

In your documents you state that you have to make the most efficient use of any land, I presume that means putting as many homes on one site as possible but then you read on and you say you will ensure a healthly living environment It goes on to say about enhancing nature conservation but you are destroying our nature if this plan goes ahead so it is all very contradictory is it not?

These are our reasons for been totally against the use of this Green Belt Land for these 960 homes here in Streetly, or for that matter any other Greenbelt Land for any other number of homes or businesses. This land is very precious and important to us all living and enjoying healthily lives. If you pass this plan the Greenbelt Land will be gone forever and no matter how many promises you make it will never be the same for those of us living here now and for future generations.

Yours sincerely