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Representation ID: 14728

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Mrs Alex Mullen-Hughes

Number of people: 2

2. Pressure on local infrastructure

In addition to environmental concerns I am also alarmed at how an additional 600 homes in this location would impact local highways. There are already pressures on the routes leading from the proposed site, which would be significantly worsened by the addition of approximately 1200 cars.

Currently the Mellish Road queues along the whole road towards Walsall at rush hour despite recent highway changes at the junction with the Lichfield Road. In the other direction the traffic queues along the Aldridge Road as it waits to join either Longwood Lane or Walsall Road. Adding further housing would dramatically increase this traffic leading to further tailbacks and the added environmental impact of idling vehicles.