Object

Representation ID: 15634

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: D J Stevenson

Section C-Walsall -- Table 31

Calderfields, Aldridge Road,

St Matthews proposed 442 properties expanding to 592 properties when permission is granted

We wish to object to the above development :

1 Ecology - the land will have an extensive diversity of plant and animal life. This will be eradicated by the proposed development.

2 The development turns a low density surrounding housing area into a high density housing area.

3 The development will increase the traffic flow and parked car impact considerably. It would be a conservative estimate that the increase in cars in the area would be in the region of 1000. I am aware that some dwellings in this locality have as many as six cars per property - were this the norm, the increased number of cars could be as high as 2642. These figures will be 25% higher when planning permission is given for 592 properties.

4 The development could have access to Argyle Road. Were this the case, the traffic flow through what is now a cul-de-sac, would be significant and disruptive, increasing considerably the vehicle flow into Argyle Road, Fernleigh Road and Cameron Road.

5 The development could have access through Buchanan Road.
Whilst this is a wide road, it would lead to a significant and disruptive increase in traffic flow to Argyle Road, Fernleigh Road and Cameron Road.

6 The traffic flow referred to in Points 4 and 5, would lead to a significant and disruptive increase in traffic flow to the junction of Fernleigh Road/ Aldridge Road and Cameron Road/ Mellish
Road, and the flow of traffic down Lichfield Street to the junction at the Arboretum, leading to the motorway at Junction 10. These junctions are already under severe pressure due to heavy traffic flow, and the development would increase this pressure further.
In particular the junction of Fernleigh Road and Aldridge Road is exceedingly dangerous -- this being a blind bend -- any increase in traffic flow at this point will lead eventually to serious accidents.

7 Where egress from the proposed estate were to be onto the Aldridge Road, the volume of traffic at this point would create a significant and disruptive increase.

8 Arboretum Park -- this is the premier, prestige flagship park of Walsall MSC. The remaining vestige of an open space adjoining the park by the Arboretum Extension would be lost, and would result in the park being extensively surrounded by a built environment.