Object

Representation ID: 15038

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Mrs Samantha Butler

Number of people: 17

As residents of Bilston in the City of Wolverhampton, past & present, we strongly object to houses being built on this beautiful & valuable green open space, known as the Grapes field. The land is used by residents for walking, exercise, recreation & children's games. In the current stressful world we are living in the open space is is a great place to get out & improve your mental health. There are several plots & maisonettes in the area without gardens who rely upon this green space & who would miss it greatly if taken away.
Losing this precious green space to houses in an area already short of amenity is just not good planning. We recognise the need for new housing in the city but there are many brownfield sites & former industrial buildings which would be far better switched to new housing rather than this Grapes field. We object in the strongest possible terms & ask the Council to protect the space on behalf of the residents of Bilston. We ask that this field is protected from further development & to disengage any allocation of this land to building now or in the future.
We believe building on this area will affect traffic congestion, noise & fumes at an already busy junction & add to parking problems. It will also add pressure to school & doctor services locally.