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Representation ID: 15721

Received: 09/10/2021

Respondent: Claire Shepherd

Ref WOH274 WTNA WEC Smestow Valley Wolverhampton

The WEC and Smestow valley nature reserve are important areas for Wolverhampton. They provide a much used space for people to exercise and get away from it all, especially with the move towards more people working from home they provide a much needed escape from everything and great boost to health and well-being. Building on this site would spoil that and take away some of the beautiful wildness of the space. The road that would need to be created for the new houses also crosses a key access point to the railway walk which would increase traffic and pollution in the area and be a danger to the children who currently enjoy the open space.

The space also provide important habitat for a wide variety of species including great crested newts and various bats which if destroyed by building would be a great loss for the local area. if we allow building in this area now, where will it stop? I have concerns that it would open up the way for other areas of the Smestow Valley nature reserve to be built on in the future.

Building in the area would also put additional strain on the local infrastructure and recently it took me 200 redial attempts to get through to our local doctors surgery to book an appointment for my daughter.


In light of Brexit and the changes to the demographic this is bringing about, should the whole Black country plan not be reconsidered?