Comment

Representation ID: 14710

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Jan Spicer

I would like to share my comments connected to the proposed plan to build 363 houses on a field close to where I live. We do not back on to the area, but we can see between the houses to the beautiful countryside of fields and mature trees.
I understand the need for building many more homes, but I feel it is tragic that we are even considering destroying another area of our green belt.
A big focus at the moment is the environment and the connection to people's mental health. These green belt areas provide a space for everyone who can see them or passes through to connect to nature and to 'step away' from built up areas. Where will this stop if this field is built on? Lichfield is a prime example. A beautiful city, with beautiful countryside being covered with housing estates. This land is gone now for future generations.
If the Stonnall Road field is built upon that will be another area lost forever. It will have an impact on the wildlife in the area too which would be a terrible loss.
Stonnall Road is more of a country lane, with a sharp bend, rather than a road. This surely would not be the ideal road for a housing estate with 363 houses to enter and exit from.
I hope that brownfield sites will be considered and developed before more of our beautiful green belt countryside is built upon that is a treasure for us all to preserve.